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OLDEST SMITH

Oldest Smith (1937)

Very elderly blacksmith at work.

MASKS

Masks (1937)

A look at masks from around the World recently featured in Duncan Melvin's television...

DONKEY DRIVER ARTIST

Donkey Driver Artist (1937)

Seaside donkey driver paints pictures of beach in spare time

GIRL PEANUT SELLER

Girl Peanut Seller (1937)

Woman wears hat with basket of peanuts on, people stop her to buy a bag.

CUTLERY SHARPENER

Cutlery Sharpener (1937)

Woman mobile knife sharpener at work.

BRICKLAYERS CRASH HAT

Bricklayers Crash Hat (1937)

Bricklayer wears motorcycle crash helmet when carrying bricks up ladder. ...

BOY AND PET GOATS

Boy And Pet Goats (1937)

Quirky item showing little boy and pet goat, boy carries goat's kids in...

 

 

GLAMIS CASTLE issue title is GREAT SCOTT

Glamis Castle Issue Title Is Great Scott (1937)

Picturesque shots of childhood home of Queen...

COIFFURES OF YESTERDAY issue title is GREAT SCOTT

Coiffures Of Yesterday Issue Title Is Great Scott (1937)

Hairstyles inspired by great painters and...

BOATMAN issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Boatman Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Boatman advertises his boat trips with sign on his...

EMBASSY DANCERS issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Embassy Dancers Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Popular troupe of teenage dancers perform...

KNIVES aka ART OF THE CUTLER issue title - ART AND ARTISTS

Knives AKA Art Of The Cutler Issue Title - Art And Artists (1937)

Antique knives, spoons and...

UPSIDE DOWN PAINTING issue title - ART AND ARTISTS

Upside Down Painting Issue Title - Art And Artists (1937)

Mr Alders, an artist who sees and paints...

MAKE UP issue title PLAY SONG AND PATTER

Make Up Issue Title Play Song And Patter (1937)

Plain girls are given makeovers by well-known beauty...

SOLOMON ISLES issue title - GOING PLACES

Solomon Isles Issue Title - Going Places (1937)

A tribal chief talks about how Methodist...

SUNBURN PROTECTION aka PROTECTORS  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Sunburn Protection AKA Protectors Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

Girls protect their...

JEZREEL TOWER  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Jezreel Tower Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

Shots of strange folly built to house the...

HOUSES WITH STATUES  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Houses With Statues Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

Houses in a Hampshire village are...

SHAVING  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Shaving Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

A 72 year old barber in Bolton claims to be the...

WOMEN'S PT aka WOMEN'S PHYSICAL EXERCISE issue title - THIS WAY PLEASE

Women's PT AKA Women's Physical Exercise Issue Title - This Way Please (1937)

Young women of...

PIVOT STILE issue title - THIS WAY PLEASE

Pivot Stile Issue Title - This Way Please (1937)

Woman demonstrates an odd style of stile in...

FLYPAPER ON BEACH issue title - THIS WAY PLEASE

Flypaper On Beach Issue Title - This Way Please (1937)

A sunbather uses flypaper to keep the...

SCOTLAND issue title - CALLING ALL CARDS

Scotland Issue Title - Calling All Cards (1937)

Pathe takes us on a quick scenic tour round the...

ROAD STREAM issue title - STREAMLANED

Road Stream Issue Title - Streamlaned (1937)

A small Kent village has a water filled Lane running...

WALKSTICKS issue title - STREAMLANED

Walksticks Issue Title - Streamlaned (1937)

A new device for picnics is demonstrated - a walking...

GIRLS DRINK MILK issue title - STREAMLANED

Girls Drink Milk Issue Title - Streamlaned (1937)

Women compete in a milk drinking challenge and...

SIGNALS issue title - WAIT FOR IT!

Signals Issue Title - Wait For It! (1937)

Demonstrations of signalling techniques - from the raised...

POLPERRO issue title - WAIT FOR IT!

Polperro Issue Title - Wait For It! (1937)

Pathe takes you on a tour of the Cornish fishing village...

BEAULIEU issue title - SAXON TO NORMAN

Beaulieu Issue Title - Saxon To Norman (1937)

Scenic views of the Hampshire village of Beaulieu and...

POST BOX PAINTING aka PAINTING THE TOWN RED issue title - SAXON TO NORMAN

Post Box Painting AKA Painting The Town Red Issue Title - Saxon To Norman (1937)

Mr West...

JAPANESE FLOWERS issue title - SAXON TO NORMAN

Japanese Flowers Issue Title - Saxon To Norman (1937)

Ikebana, the traditional Japanese method of...

SHETLAND PONIES issue title SEE HOW THEY RUN

Shetland Ponies Issue Title See How They Run (1937)

Shetland Ponies at Lady Dorothea Hope's farm at...

CHURCH TREES issue title - SEE HOW THEY RUN aka CARVED TREES

Church Trees Issue Title - See How They Run AKA Carved Trees (1937)

Yews at entrance of St...

SHOES issue title - GYM AND IT

Shoes Issue Title - Gym And It (1937)

A look at the latest and most glamorous styles of women's...

BARRY ONO issue title - GYM AND IT

Barry Ono Issue Title - Gym And It (1937)

Comedian Barry Ono introduces us to his large collection...

BOER WEDDING issue title TWO'S COMPANY

Boer Wedding Issue Title Two's Company (1937)

Wedding in period costume in South Africa.

FOX, DOG AND GIRL aka TWO'S COMPANY

Fox, Dog And Girl AKA Two's Company (1937)

Little girl with her two pets: a Bull Terrier and a tame...

SALTWOOD CASTLE aka TWO'S COMPANY

Saltwood Castle AKA Two's Company (1937)

Look around Saltwood Castle, Hythe, Kent.

TAXI  WASH UP aka TAXI OWNER WITH WASH AND BRUSH FACILITY issue title is HOOPS...

Taxi Wash Up AKA Taxi Owner With Wash And Brush Facility Issue Title Is Hoops... (1937)

Taxi...

GIRLS DANCING issue title is HOOPS DEARIE! aka SCHOOL GIRL FOLK DANCING...

Girls Dancing Issue Title Is Hoops Dearie! AKA School Girl Folk Dancing... (1937)

South...

KID AND LAMBS issue title is HERE'S HOW aka CHILD AND LAMBS

Kid And Lambs Issue Title Is Here's How AKA Child And Lambs (1937)

Little girl feeds lambs.

BOY STOP SIGN issue title HERE'S HOW

Boy Stop Sign Issue Title Here's How (1937)

Boy uses 'stop' sign glove as novel way of getting bus...

KEEPING GLOVES issue title is HERE'S HOW

Keeping Gloves Issue Title Is Here's How (1937)

Door-to-door salesmen with clever device to stop him...

BEAD SELLER issue title is HERE'S HOW aka BEADS

Bead Seller Issue Title Is Here's How AKA Beads (1937)

Woman sells strings of beads from rod...

FISH MONGER ON BIKE   aka FISHMONGER ON WHEELS   issue title is HERE'S HOW

Fish Monger On Bike AKA Fishmonger On Wheels Issue Title Is Here's How (1937)

Man sells...

DOGS issue title OKAY FOR HOUNDS

Dogs Issue Title Okay For Hounds (1937)

Pedigree dogs bred at Tangmere Kennels - Borzois and...

KENT SCENES aka KENT SCENIC Issue title - STEP THIS WAY!

Kent Scenes AKA Kent Scenic Issue Title - Step This Way! (1937)

A look at the lovely picturesque...

FAG ASHTRAY aka CIGARETTE ASHTRAY

Fag Ashtray AKA Cigarette Ashtray (1937)

A cigarette which comes with its own small ashtray attached...

RADIO PRAM

Radio Pram (1937)

A radio attached to a pram lets mother listen through headphones whilst walking her...

GIRL DIVER

Girl Diver (1937)

16 year old Ivy Snelling goes diving with a home-made diving suit and helmet.