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CRICKET BATS

Cricket Bats (1939)

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

MAKING FOOTBALLS

Making Footballs (1950)

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

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...

DONKEY RACE

Donkey Race (1923)

Short segment of film showing jockeys riding donkeys - on their way to or from a race.

THE WRESTLERS

The Wrestlers (1933)

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

ROSES - ROSES - ALL THE WAY

Roses - Roses - All The Way (1930)

Roses growing in North Germany.

BED POST SCULPTOR

Bed Post Sculptor (1959)

Alfred Betts makes sculpture from old bedposts and chair legs.

 

 

DIAMOND MINING

Diamond Mining (1963)

A look at diamond mining in South Africa and some of the jewellery which is...

WOODCHOPPER CHAMPIONS'

Woodchopper Champions' "Derby" (1932)

Australian lumberjacks show off their skills with their choppers...

THE LATEST IN COIFFURES

The Latest In Coiffures (1921)

Emile stylists (one is possibly Emile himself) demonstrate the latest in...

MAKING BIRDS HOMES

Making Birds Homes (1936)

Craftsmen build twee little homes for birds - lots of painted roofs and little...

FITNESS EXERCISES FOR OLD SAILORS FISHERMAN'S P.T.

Fitness Exercises For Old Sailors Fisherman's P.T. (1937)

Fishermen keeping fit.

PET GOAT

Pet Goat (1937)

Fisherman goes fishing with his pet goat.

PING PONG FISHERMEN aka TABLE TENNIS

Ping Pong Fishermen AKA Table Tennis (1937)

Two elderly fishermen play table tennis on a seaside...

FISHING RODS aka ANGLING

Fishing Rods AKA Angling (1939)

Fishing rods are made and used.

QUARRY AND GOAT issue title - HOT AND COLD

Quarry And Goat Issue Title - Hot And Cold (1942)

A goat and pig are mascots of a limestone quarry.

CRICKET BATS issue title - FUN AND GAMES

Cricket Bats Issue Title - Fun And Games (1944)

Cricket bats are made from specially grown willow...

FORE !! aka GOLF BALLS

Fore !! AKA Golf Balls (1946)

Nice item about the making of a golf ball.

COAL TRUCKS

Coal Trucks (1948)

Volunteers from local cricket team help to clear coal from railway sidings and get it...

OYSTER FISHING

Oyster Fishing (1949)

Oyster fishing off Prince Edward Island in Canada.

CRAB POTS

Crab Pots (1949)

Fisherman Bill Butters uses hazel branches to make crab pots. Cornwall.

BACK YARD BOAT

Back Yard Boat (1952)

Young couple build yacht in their back garden, London.

GARDEN WALL

Garden Wall (1952)

Footage of 'Old Fred' transforming his garden wall by painting view of Chelsea on it.

BILLIARD BALLS

Billiard Balls (1953)

Billiard balls are made in a London workshop.

PHOTO FINISH

Photo Finish (1948)

Trainee learns how to operate photo finish camera used at race courses.

TEA FOR ?

Tea For ? (1945)

Good item showing tea taster Miss Irving at work. London.

AIRBORNE

Airborne (1946)

Gliding school for air rangers.

STONE FIGURES

Stone Figures (1955)

Sculptor Elinor Lambert makes artworks from stones found on a Cornish beach.

CRICKET BALLS

Cricket Balls (1956)

The craft of making hand made cricket balls.

ICING ARTIST beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Icing Artist Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1959)

Art of cake decoration -...

CAVE ART aka MODERN ARTIST

Cave Art AKA Modern Artist (1960)

Reproduction prehistoric silk screen paintings by Douglas Mazonowicz...

MANUFACTURE OF HARPS

Manufacture Of Harps (1961)

Beautiful harps are made in a workshop in London.

HERE'S ... NOVELTY

Here's ... Novelty (1932)

French shepherds perform traditional dance on stilts - all very strange.

THRILLS AND SPILLS A' PLENTY

Thrills And Spills A' Plenty (1932)

Oxford University Point-to-Point horse racing - lots of fallers.

OLD ENGLISH

Old English (1932)

Crowds watch point to point horse racing in Leicestershire.

THEY'RE IN DEADLY EARNEST

They're In Deadly Earnest (1932)

Jockeys play Boxers in charity football match - the Jockeys win 6-4.

CREATING A CREATION

Creating A Creation (1920)

Various ways of trimming a hat are shown. Nice footage of a milliner at...

BEADS FROM THE SEA

Beads From The Sea (1934)

The making of a coral necklace in Torre del Greco near Naples in Italy.

THE MAN ON THE FOOTPLATE

The Man On The Footplate (1928)

A group of men clean and oil a locomotive.

ANOTHER HOME CRAFT FOR EVE -

Another Home Craft For Eve - "Renasco" Work (1929)

Craft demonstration by Mrs Francis-Lewis. She...

"Hello Girls" Of Chinatown (1929)

Telephone exchange in Chinatown, San Francisco operated by lots of...

HUMMING BIRDS

Humming Birds (1955)

Short film showing humming birds feeding at London Zoo.

SPORTITES

Sportites (1930)

Dogs perform an obstacle race.

KEEPING THE

Keeping The "Buts" Out Of Butter (1930)

Processes involved in making butter.

A BRUSH UP

A Brush Up (1929)

Glamour girls at the zoo - they bath a baby elephant and brush the skin of a camel.

PUSSY'S GLASSES

Pussy's Glasses (1930)

Funny story about short sighted cats being given glasses.

THE WINE HARVEST

The Wine Harvest (1930)

Wine harvest in the Rhine valley.

HOLLYWOOD IN HERTS

Hollywood In Herts (1930)

Girls pick holly in Hertfordshire.

JOCKEY GIRLS

Jockey Girls (1932)

Women jockeys race horses in Mexico.

SHELL FLOWERS

Shell Flowers "From The Sea Shore" (1932)

Three women make flowers from shells - these are then...