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ST VALENTINE'S CARDS

St Valentine's Cards (1961)

A look at the sentiments in Valentine's cards from 1861, and their present...

JENSEN OFFICE CAR

Jensen Office Car (1969)

New Jensen car is converted into travelling office - on display at Harrods.

ELECTRIC CAR IN 1940

Electric Car In 1940 (1940)

Footage of new electric car demonstrated.

FETE DES VIGNERONS

Fete Des Vignerons (1927)

Wine growers celebrate a festival with parades, costumes and dancing.

BERWICK ST - MARKET

Berwick St - Market (1935)

Berwick Street, market, London.

ORIGINAL PRINT - EDISON KINETOSCOPE

Original Print - Edison Kinetoscope (1895)

Early silent film - "New Blacksmith Shop" - by Thomas...

BACK HOME

Back Home (1927)

Short segment showing a group of fishermen making what appears to be a very large net.

 

 

AUDITION - REVUDEVILLE

Audition - Revudeville (1932)

Unusual footage of auditions for a revue show at the Windmill Theatre in...

CAMBODIA

Cambodia (1969-1970)

Prince Sihanouk meets youth and attends ceremony in Buddhist temple.

TIME TO REMEMBER - OVER BY CHRISTMAS  1914  - record a - reel 1

Time To Remember - Over By Christmas 1914 - Record A - Reel 1 (1914)

Events of 1914 - World...

A ZEPHYR PULLMAN

A Zephyr Pullman (1934)

A new American all steel train is presented to British audience.

MOBILE RESTAURANT

Mobile Restaurant (1948)

A mobile canteen serves London transport workers around the city.

TUDOR 2 - BRITAINS BIGGEST AIRCRAFT aka AVRO TUDOR II - BRITAIN'S BIGGEST...

Tudor 2 - Britains Biggest Aircraft AKA Avro Tudor II - Britain's Biggest... (1946)

Britain's...

WORLD'S LARGEST RAILWAY WAGON

World's Largest Railway Wagon (1930)

A Garratt type locomotive pulls the world's largest railway wagon...

NEW JAPANESE SPORTS CAR DEMONSTRATION

New Japanese Sports Car Demonstration (1965)

New Japanese Honda sports car demonstrated in Mere,...

BIGGEST TRUCK GOES TO US

Biggest Truck Goes To Us (1959)

An enormous truck is lifted onto a ship at Le Havre bound for the...

PETROL TESTS

Petrol Tests (1952)

Research engineers test new types of petrol.

SWISS MOTOR SHOW

Swiss Motor Show (1948)

International motor car show in Geneva.

LAUREL AND HARDY & FRIENDS

Laurel And Hardy & Friends (1947)

Chair testing at the Ideal Homes exhibition.

STRATHAIRD

Strathaird (1931)

The ship 'Strathaird' is launched.

'SEA QUEST REPLACES 'SEA GEM'

'sea Quest Replaces 'sea Gem' (1966)

New North Sea oil rig 'Sea Quest' is bigger and better then the...

 HUGE WORKERS FLATS - WARSAW

Huge Workers Flats - Warsaw (1970-1979)

Massive complex of high-rise flats outside Warsaw.

NEW BRITISH CAR - THE 'ASTRA'

New British Car - The 'astra' (1956)

Unveiling of Britain's newest automobile, the 'Astra'

WILHELMSHAVEN

Wilhelmshaven (1936)

Launching of German ship, the Scharnhorst.

TRUSSING THE COOPER

Trussing The Cooper (1956)

Women shriek with laughter as a young boy is covered in muck and rolled...

RAILWAY RECORDER

Railway Recorder (1959)

Track recording trolley - used for detecting and recording all physical track...

RAILWAY GRAVEYARD aka SWINDON LNER

Railway Graveyard AKA Swindon Lner (1938)

Old steam engines are broken down for scrap and used to...

NEW LOCOMOTIVE aka 4000 HP KESTREL LOCOMOTIVE

New Locomotive AKA 4000 Hp Kestrel Locomotive (1968)

New diesel train "Kestrel" leaves Marylebone...

LMS 100 YEARS OF STEAM CELEBRATIONS

Lms 100 Years Of Steam Celebrations (1938)

Old fashioned steam locomotive 'Lion' runs alongside the...

NEW IDEAS FOR ROAD TRANSPORT

New Ideas For Road Transport (1950)

Footage of the 15th Motor Show at Earl's court, London.

HOTEL LAMB

Hotel Lamb (1952)

Tame sheep drinks beer from bottle in country pub.

CONVERTIBLE CAR

Convertible Car (1948)

A convertible car becomes roofless in a matter of seconds thanks to designer JRV...

NEW RUMANIAN CAR

New Rumanian Car "Dacia 1100" AKA New Rumanian Car (1968)

Various shots of the first Rumanian...

MODEL COACH

Model Coach (1948)

Ernest Johnstone drives his miniature bus around Brighton.

THEIR MAJESTIES AT ROCHESTER

Their Majesties At Rochester (1939)

The King and Queen visit an aircraft factory in Rochester.

ZOO GIRLS

Zoo Girls (1953)

Footage of Windmills with the animals at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire.

A NEW FARM TRACTOR

A New Farm Tractor (1914-1918)

Cletrac tractor driven by a woman pulls a mechanised tiller or plough along a...

DUKE OF YORK

Duke Of York (1924)

Prince Albert visits Crockett and Jones, the boot making factory.

ELSTREE STUDIOS: THIS'LL MAKE YOU WHISTLE

Elstree Studios: This'll Make You Whistle (1935-1938)

Excellent footage on set of film starring Jack...

NEW ENGINE 'ISLE OF MAN' CHRISTENED AT LIVERPOOL LNER

New Engine 'isle Of Man' Christened At Liverpool Lner (1938)

A new steam train of the LMS is...

REYNOLD'S BOMBSHELL

Reynold's Bombshell (1947)

The Douglas A 26 plane leaves the Roosevelt Airfield, Long Island, USA.

GERMAN MOTOR SHOW - FRANKFURT

German Motor Show - Frankfurt (1957)

Great cars exhibition in Frankfurt.

HELICOPTER VILLAGE

Helicopter Village (1953)

A businessman travels by helicopter from his country home to his factory...

LEPIDOPTERIST

Lepidopterist (1949)

Footage of Lepidopterist Mrs Rivers tending to her cocoons in Dartford, Kent.

SIGNAL BOXES

Signal Boxes (1953)

Contrast of old and new signal boxes at tube stations in London.

EARLY ANIMAL RIGHTS FILM: SLAUGHTER HOUSE

Early Animal Rights Film: Slaughter House (1930-1939)

Disturbing film showing how animals are killed by...

COAL MINING

Coal Mining (1972)

Footage of miners at work.

Women's Land Army Camp going to farms by lorry

Women's Land Army Camp Going To Farms By Lorry (1914-1918)

Great footage of camp life for the Women's...

FOOTBALL FACTORY

Football Factory (1946)

Process of making footballs in a factory.

DAWSON'S FIELD HIJACKING

Dawson's Field Hijacking (1970)

BOAC hijacked plane ordered to Jordanian airport by the PFLP