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THE HOME OF THE WHALES

The Home Of The Whales (1934)

Whale expedition on board HMS Milford in Antarctica.

MRS PORKER AT HOME - FILMED AT SHAWLANDS, LINGFIELD

Mrs Porker At Home - Filmed At Shawlands, Lingfield (1930)

A mother pig and her brood are seen -...

EVE - DAIRY FARMER

Eve - Dairy Farmer (1923)

Three women run a dairy farm - short shots of them at work.

WOMEN PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS

Women Private Investigators (1927)

Fantastic film showing a group of women training to be private...

WHEN TWO BECOME ONE

When Two Become One (1934)

A huge steel welding machine is shown in action.

CANINE SKILL

Canine Skill (1934)

Blue Maid, an Australian sheepdog herds sheep in a sheepdog trial.

NEPTUNE'S STAIRCASE

Neptune's Staircase (1934)

Ships pass through locks on the Caledonian Canal, linking the lochs of...

 

 

QUEER JOBS

Queer Jobs (1934)

Railway employees with strange job titles are seen at work in Swindon.

JUST STICKS!

Just Sticks! (1934)

Walking sticks are made in the traditional way at Chiddingfold in Surrey.

A SCHOOLBOY'S DREAM

A Schoolboy's Dream (1934)

A model railway system, built by boys and designed by Mr A G Beach of...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 7

Caught By The Camera No. 7 (1934)

Trees being dug up for a new road in Rome, the Victophonium played...

THE SUPER LADDER

The Super Ladder (1934)

The highest fire brigade ladder in France is tried out in front of Notre Dame in...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 6

Caught By The Camera No. 6 (1934)

A one-woman railway station, an artist writing in miniature, a...

SILVERY ART

Silvery Art (1934)

Silversmiths at work making pretty silver frames in the village of Tamsweg, Salzburg,...

A GIANT AM I

A Giant Am I (1934)

Large excavation machine at work in a quarry in Corby in Northamptonshire.

THE SEAL OF AUTHORITY

The Seal Of Authority (1934)

Good footage of how the South African royal seal is made.

SWEETS FOR THE SWEET

Sweets For The Sweet (1934)

Good footage of chocolate factory in Somerdale in Avon.

SALT BY THE ACRE

Salt By The Acre (1934)

Good footage of the salt fields in Cagliari in Sardinia.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 11

Caught By The Camera No. 11 (1934)

Stories in the item include the cleaning of the Great Washington...

APPLES - BY THE MILLION

Apples - By The Million (1934)

Apples are laid out in the sun to ripen in Campania, Italy.

DOLLY COMES TO TOWN

Dolly Comes To Town (1934)

Dolls are made at a factory in Italy.

FISHY BUSINESS

Fishy Business (1934)

Young fish are caught in Coombe Lake near Coventry to restock the River Avon.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 13

Caught By The Camera No. 13 (1934)

Prehistoric caves in Austria, a human funicular in the Tyrol and a...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 18

Caught By The Camera No. 18 (1935)

A Swiss mountainside railway doubles as a snowplough, a man skates...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 20

Caught By The Camera No. 20 (1935)

Stories in this item include road sweeping in France and footage of...

MASTERPIECES IN PAPER

Masterpieces In Paper (1935)

Item about a Viennese artist who makes models entirely from paper.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 22

Caught By The Camera No. 22 (1935)

Stories include in this item include the Coliseum in Rome being...

THE LACE MAKERS OF BURANO

The Lace Makers Of Burano (1935)

Good story about lace making in the city of Burano near Venice.

BOYS OF THE NEW BRIGADE

Boys Of The New Brigade (1935)

Footage of an mechanic training school for aeroplanes, Halton.

SLIDING HOME

Sliding Home (1935)

Woodmen hard at work in the Bavarian Alps in Southern Germany.

THE SUPER SCOOP

The Super Scoop (1935)

Brief item about a massive machine used for scooping coal from the ground in...

CHARLES PATHE

Charles Pathe (1929)

Footage of Charles Pathe - probably outside the Pathe building in Wardour Street.

EVE - EDITOR, PUBLISHER AND SELLER!

Eve - Editor, Publisher And Seller! (1929)

One woman newspaper producer - writes, prints and sells...

THE FLOWER HARVEST - IN CORNWALL

The Flower Harvest - In Cornwall (1927)

Nice footage of women at work harvesting and packing flowers.

THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

Things Are Not What They Seem (1929)

Funny film which shows stocking shaping machines in action.

FLOWER GIRLS OF LINCOLNSHIRE

Flower Girls Of Lincolnshire (1929)

Nice footage of girls at work harvesting and packing daffodils -...

DAFFODILS

Daffodils (1928)

Daffodil harvest in the Scilly isles - flowers being picked and packed.

GIRDLING THE EARTH

Girdling The Earth (1929)

Processes involved in making curtain ties and tassels.

THE MODELLER

The Modeller (1927)

Mrs Puleston is featured - she has made a large model village.

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...

A ONE WOMAN JOB!

A One Woman Job! (1928)

A woman who runs a railway station in Shrewsbury is featured - she does all the...

LISTENING POST

Listening Post (1940)

Duplicate story - BBC radio editors monitor overseas broadcasts (this version...

"Backs To The Land" (1940)

Good footage of land girls at work on a farm in Northamptonshire.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 93

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 93 (1940)

A new road is built at Port Elizabeth and a cat pulls darts...

FAIRY FILAMENTS

Fairy Filaments (1940)

Demonstrations of glassblowing, the making of fibreglass and inflammable fabric.

"Time, Please!" (1940)

A look at the machinery that works Rome's speaking clock.

HOLLAND STAMPS!

Holland Stamps! (1940)

A new charity stamp for the Netherlands is designed and printed.

DARK HARVEST

Dark Harvest (1940)

African workers gather in cotton and wheat harvests by hand.

ALOFT OVER ALASKA!

Aloft Over Alaska! (1940)

Road engineers fly over Alaska in preparatory work for a new highway.