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HAMMER - HAMMER - HAMMER

Hammer - Hammer - Hammer (1933)

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

INDUSTRIAL SCENES

Industrial Scenes (1930-1939)

Footage of various industrial scenes.

ROAD REPAIRS

Road Repairs (1925)

Men lay bricks - very short segment of film.

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.

SILVER PORCELAIN

Silver Porcelain (1951)

Footage of porcelain teapot being made into a silver one, Birmingham.

GOLD BEATING

Gold Beating (1950-1959)

Film tracing various procedures involved in beating gold.

 

 

GOLD BEATING  OUT TAKES

Gold Beating Out Takes (1950-1959)

Film tracing various procedures involved in beating gold.

SHIPPING aka LONGSHOREMEN UNLOAD BAGS

Shipping AKA Longshoremen Unload Bags (1910-1919)

Goods being unloaded from cargo vessel.

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.

BRUSH MAKING

Brush Making (1951)

Good footage of brush making factory in Holloway, London.

COCOONING FLEET AT CHATHAM

Cocooning Fleet At Chatham (1948)

Fleet being cocooned at Chatham.

NEW DIGGING MACHINE

New Digging Machine (1959)

Various shots of a new Soviet designed digging machine at work.

THE ROAD TESTER

The Road Tester (1931)

Man measures gradients of hills, road cambers, mileage, bridge heights etc.

HIGH LIFERS

High Lifers (1920-1929)

Men who work very high in the air are featured - on towers and scaffolding.

A NOVEL DREDGER

A Novel Dredger (1922)

"Modern" dredger is shown in action.

AN EXPENSIVE HARVEST

An Expensive Harvest (1930)

Women at work harvesting asparagus - possibly in Germany.

THE GREY NORTH SEA

The Grey North Sea (1932)

Fishing scenes - men at work on a trawler, mending nets, bringing in the...

WORLD'S MOST TERRIBLE EXPLOSION

World's Most Terrible Explosion (1921)

We see the wreckage of the Baden dye works in Germany, and the...

THE THREE-YEAR OLD!

The Three-Year Old! (1933)

Very young boy works with his father as a chimney sweep.

ONE PIECE BUILDINGS!

One Piece Buildings! (1933)

Good shots of men at work using a new electric welder on a construction...

BALDWIN'S BOYS

Baldwin's Boys (1923)

25 boys from Baldwin's Limited call to congratulate new Premier Stanley Baldwin.

THE FORGE - A CLASSROOM FILM

The Forge - A Classroom Film (1940-1949)

Educational film showing work in a forge.

MELON HARVEST -THATCHAM

Melon Harvest -Thatcham (1910-1919)

Men and women harvesting melons / squashes from glasshouses.

UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Unemployed Demonstration In Trafalgar Square (1920-1929)

Large protest march and rally by unemployed in...

THE SHADUF

The Shaduf (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the use of a primitive irrigation system.

TRAWLING - OUT-TAKES reel 3

Trawling - Out-Takes Reel 3 (1940-1949)

Nicely shot footage for "Trawling" documentary.

WATER MILL FACTORY

Water Mill Factory (1948)

Footage of water mills being used to power tobacco pouch factory....

CRANBERRY PICKING

Cranberry Picking (1930)

Men and women at work in Cranberry fields in the United States of America.

SHELLFISH RESEARCH

Shellfish Research (1951)

Oyster fishing off the at Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.

NEW FOREST ROUND UP

New Forest Round Up (1951)

Footage of New Forest ponies being rounded up, Hampshire.

THE INCENDIARY FOREMAN

The Incendiary Foreman

Early drama film - The Incendiary Foreman. A jealous man sets fire to his...

LORRY AND CAR FACTORY IN RUSSIA

Lorry And Car Factory In Russia (1947)

Workers in action in Russian lorry and car factory.

MARSH REED HOUSES

Marsh Reed Houses (1953)

Men harvesting reeds on frozen swamp to make reed panels used for building...

ARMY BAKERS

Army Bakers (1914-1918)

Army bakers at work, baking bread in outdoor ovens during World War One.

LONDON AIRPORT

London Airport (1954)

New buildings under construction at London's Heathrow Airport

FOOTBALL FACTORY

Football Factory (1946)

Process of making footballs in a factory.

A RECORD

A Record "Harvest Of The Sea" (1932)

Freshly caught fish brought ashore at Grimsby fish market.

THE HOP-PICKERS' ARMY

The Hop-Pickers' Army (1932)

Lovely scenes of people from London's East End picking hops in the fields...

THE TOWER - A GOOLE, YORKSHIRE STUDY

The Tower - A Goole, Yorkshire Study (1926)

An enormous water tower in Goole is featured - under...

THE MONSTER - FILMED AT GORTON, MANCHESTER

The Monster - Filmed At Gorton, Manchester (1925)

Garratt type locomotive is seen both stationary...

THE TRACTOR PLOUGH KIDDIE

The Tractor Plough Kiddie (1929)

A young girl drives a tractor "just like daddy" - her name is Nita...

THE SNOW TRAIN

The Snow Train (1929)

Steam driven vehicle used to tow logs through a snowy landscape.

JACK STRAW COMES TO TOWN on sleeve as JACK STRAN COMES TO TOWN

Jack Straw Comes To Town On Sleeve As Jack Stran Comes To Town (1922)

Great film demonstrating...

THE GLASS MAKERS OF MURANO, VENICE

The Glass Makers Of Murano, Venice (1931)

The art of the glass blower is demonstrated.

BRISTLES AND BRUSHES

Bristles And Brushes (1926)

Film showing how brushes are made from pig bristles.

"...The Village Smithy Stands" (1931)

Two women run a village blacksmith shop in Barrow Gurney.

THE MAN ON THE FOOTPLATE

The Man On The Footplate (1928)

A group of men clean and oil a locomotive.