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MOVING A HILL

Moving A Hill (1942)

Big machines work in a quarry.

READY FOR A LICKING

Ready For A Licking (1937)

The printing process of postage stamps in Italy.

GLASS

Glass (1933)

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

HOT COLD

Hot Cold (1936)

A look at how artificial ice is made in a factory.

IRON ART!

Iron Art! (1938)

Metalworkers make objects out of iron in a workshop.

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.

 

 

OLDER WORKERS ARE STILL WANTED IN THEIR JOBS - TRAILER

Older Workers Are Still Wanted In Their Jobs - Trailer (1948)

Ministry of Information film urging...

GIRLS MAKE HURDLES aka GIRL HURDLE MAKERS

Girls Make Hurdles AKA Girl Hurdle Makers (1936)

Sisters making hurdles for living.

NO HAWKERS

No Hawkers (1936)

A woman finds a way to deal with hawkers.

ROAD SWEEPER

Road Sweeper (1936)

A road sweeper shows off his invention - a brush and shovel combined.

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.

MIDGET SUBMARINE

Midget Submarine (1951)

Footage of new small submarine in action, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.

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.

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...

WITH A MIGHTY ROAR!

With A Mighty Roar! (1932)

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

THE WRESTLERS

The Wrestlers (1933)

Brief story of a zookeeper and a lion wrestling, United States of America.

LONELY LIFERS

Lonely Lifers (1934)

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

OTHER MAN'S JOB

Other Man's Job (1935)

Footage of Salzburg in Austria and the large cliffs surrounding it.

BUSY BEES

Busy Bees (1936)

A look at how bees are bred for exportation.

THE STONE AGE OF TODAY

The Stone Age Of Today (1936)

Granite is blasted from the hills of Eastern Poland and broken up to be...

NOTES ON MUSIC

Notes On Music (1936)

A look at the printing processes of sheet music.

SUSO'S SUNSHADE!

Suso's Sunshade! (1939)

Processes involved in making Japanese parasols.

ON THE RUN!

On The Run! (1934)

Sheep are herded and sheared in Australia.

THE PIPES OF - CLAN!

The Pipes Of - Clan! (1934)

Processes involved in making bagpipes.

TYPEWRITER IN CARBOOT

Typewriter In Carboot (1936)

Woman demonstrates a typewriter in the boot of her car.

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...

PORTABLE WEIGHING MACHINE

Portable Weighing Machine (1937)

A portable weighing machine proves popular when a lady wheels it down...

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.

REPAIRING BOAT

Repairing Boat (1938)

Repairing boats after damage done by sea worms.