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MOVING A HILL

Moving A Hill (1942)

Big machines work in a quarry.

UNIDENTIFIED OUT TAKES / CUTS - CP UNI 3 - BEFORE AND AFTER

Unidentified Out Takes / Cuts - Cp Uni 3 - Before And After (1960)

Unidentified out takes (cuts,...

ROAD REPAIRS

Road Repairs (1925)

Men lay bricks - very short segment of film.

GLASS

Glass (1933)

Good educational film about the making of a glass jar at a glass factory.

HANDS TO THE PUMPS!

Hands To The Pumps! (1940)

Good footage of factory girls making and assembling stirrup pumps.

WATCH THE WHITE LINE!

Watch The White Line! (1940)

A new machine paints the white lines down the middle of the road.

UNEMPLOYED COAL MINERS

Unemployed Coal Miners (1928)

Unemployed miners seem to be helping themselves to a few sacks of coal.

 

 

THE TURKEY STRUT

The Turkey Strut (1927)

Turkeys are herded to market - they are inspected by shoppers.

HAMMER - HAMMER - HAMMER

Hammer - Hammer - Hammer (1933)

Water wheel powers machinery to hammer red hot metal into shape - no...

GIRLS MAKE HURDLES aka GIRL HURDLE MAKERS

Girls Make Hurdles AKA Girl Hurdle Makers (1936)

Sisters making hurdles for living.

SHOESHINE GIRL

Shoeshine Girl (1936)

A woman earns a living by cleaning bags of shoes for her clients.

CYCLING KEY CUTTER aka LOCKSMITH ON WHEELS

Cycling Key Cutter AKA Locksmith On Wheels (1937)

Key cutter on a bicycle visits homes to cut keys.

FEMALE WOODCUTTERS issue title - CHORDS, CUES AND COSTERS

Female Woodcutters Issue Title - Chords, Cues And Costers (1936)

Female woodcutters at work.

GOLD PROSPECTING issue title - GOOD AS GOLD

Gold Prospecting Issue Title - Good As Gold (1938)

Footage of gold mining in Lanarkshire.

BRICKS FOR 10 HOUSES A DAY

Bricks For 10 Houses A Day (1938)

Process of brick making - from clay digging to a house building.

CRICKET BATS

Cricket Bats (1939)

A short item showing the process of making of cricket bats.

LUMBER JACK aka SPLITTING PALINGS FROM TREES issue title -

Lumber Jack AKA Splitting Palings From Trees Issue Title - "Two's Company" (1941)

A Tasmanian...

LADY BLACKSMITH

Lady Blacksmith (1941)

A 16 year old girl is the village blacksmith. Location of events unknown.

EGG GRADING issue title - SORTS AND SIGHS

Egg Grading Issue Title - Sorts And Sighs (1942)

Eggs are checked and graded at factory. Location...

GOLD BEATING

Gold Beating (1949)

Item showing how gold leaf is made. London.

BONES FOR EXPORT

Bones For Export (1950)

A look at how plastic skeletons are made. Croydon, Greater London.

MAKING FOOTBALLS

Making Footballs (1950)

Footballs are made at one of London's oldest football factories in Borough.

FLOWER POTS

Flower Pots (1951)

Footage of flower pot making in London.

SIMPLIFIED BUILDING

Simplified Building (1950)

Simple breeze block houses are constructed in Manchester.

NEW CRANE

New Crane (1951)

Item showing rail mounted tower crane at work on building site. London.

BUS DESTINATION BLINDS

Bus Destination Blinds (1952)

Destination of destination signs being made at factory in Elstree,...

SHEPHERD

Shepherd (1946)

Collie dog continues working even when his master retires.

INDUSTRIAL SCENES

Industrial Scenes (1930-1939)

Footage of various industrial scenes.

SHELLS FOR GUNS

Shells For Guns (1941)

Men and women in South Africa make shells for guns as part of the war effort.

NOVELTY DECORATIONS

Novelty Decorations (1959)

A look behind the scenes at the intricate craft work which goes into window...

CANDLE MAKING beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Candle Making Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1959)

A candle making factory in...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 309 - AIR-HOUSE aka AITC HOUSE and INDOOR BOWLS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 309 - Air-House AKA Aitc House And Indoor Bowls (1960)

Out takes...

WITH A MIGHTY ROAR!

With A Mighty Roar! (1932)

A limestone quarry in Germany - dynamite blows apart the face.

LONELY LIFERS

Lonely Lifers (1934)

Nice footage of a replacement crew being transferred across to a lighthouse in the...

ROSES - ROSES - ALL THE WAY

Roses - Roses - All The Way (1930)

Roses growing in North Germany.

PAVEMENT POUNDERS  HOW THE ENGLISH LAST SHOES ARE MADE TO LAST

Pavement Pounders How The English Last Shoes Are Made To Last (1932)

Shoe manufacturing...

CHRYSANTHEMUMS

Chrysanthemums (1932)

Women at work at a flower nursery - end shot of woman arranging flowers in a vase.

ON THE RUN!

On The Run! (1934)

Sheep are herded and sheared in Australia.

CALENDAR SALESMAN aka SELLING CALENDARS

Calendar Salesman AKA Selling Calendars (1937)

A man with a panel filled with calendars around his...

CHIMNEY SWEEP AND GOLF BAG

Chimney Sweep And Golf Bag (1937)

A clever chimney sweep keeps his poles and brushes in an old golf...

LUCKY HORSE SHOES

Lucky Horse Shoes (1937)

An enterprising man sells horse shoes from a sandwich board to passing...

FREAK SPUD aka FREAK POTATO issue title is GOOD HEALTH

Freak Spud AKA Freak Potato Issue Title Is Good Health (1938)

Woman digs up potato shaped like a...

TRAIN WHEELS

Train Wheels (1938)

New lighter train wheels were designed and made.

HOOP MAKING

Hoop Making (1939)

A short item showing how the hoops are made.

DOLL MAKING Issue title - MAKING GOOD

Doll Making Issue Title - Making Good (1939)

Footage of plastic dolls being made at factory.

COBBLER aka SHOE REPAIRER IN TREE

Cobbler AKA Shoe Repairer In Tree (1940)

A village cobbler runs his business from the hollow in the...

SALT

Salt (1940)

A look at how salt is mined, processed and packed in Winsford, Cheshire.

SOLING AND HEELING TYRES

Soling And Heeling Tyres (1940)

Item showing North country depot that repairs and retreads old tyres.

GUINEA GOLD

Guinea Gold (1940)

Mud and stones are dredged for gold in New Guinea.

SALT HARVEST issue title - IS THAT SO

Salt Harvest Issue Title - Is That So (1941)

A look at the process of gathering sea salt. Australia....