Natalie

Street Lamps (1951)

Peter Varnon collects and repairs old street lamps. Hampstead, London.

Plastic Dolls AKA Doll Making (1957)

A story about a housewife who makes plastic dolls to sell and exhibit by baking them in her oven.

Cookie Dolls AKA Film Star Dolls (1961)

An item about a housewife with an unusual hobby - making dolls of famous personalities.

Model Boat Building (1956)

Large model boats are seen in detail - Mr Prior is seen at work on a new one.

Old Time Grace (1927)

Open air display of country dancing.

A Camisole Note (1921)

A pretty bra is made from some handkerchiefs.

Old Salts Knitting (1936)

Old fishermen take up knitting jerseys in between mending the nets.

Women Rowing AKA Lyons Rowing Club Issue Title How's That? (1939)

Women from Lyons Rowing Club in training on River Thames.

Boxing Pub (1957)

Boxing club in a pub - very young boys can be seen training - and fighting. Rather vicious fight!

Bottle Top Animals (1957)

Country pub bartender uses bottle tops to make little animals.

Ladies Rifle Club AKA Rifle Range (1958)

A light-hearted glimpse into an unusual (for the time) female hobby - rifle shooting!

Wooden Armies (1958)

Russell Gammage demonstrates the complex process of making wooden figures for museum displays.

Home Sauna Bath (1958)

Item about a private Finnish sauna bath and its supposed health benefits.

Beryl Reid At Home (1958)

Actress Beryl Reid shows us her home and garden including her collection of bizarre earrings.

Snakes On Guard (1964)

Fred the Boa Constrictor, together with several lizards, helps to protect his owner's home from burglars.

Pogo Sticks (1962)

An item about the re-emergence of the pogo stick craze!

Moth Breeders (1963)

Children have moths attached to their clothes - a family of moth fanciers.

Eggshell Artist (1964)

Impressive artworks are made from broken eggshells and painted animal skulls.

Ernest Thesiger - Expert Embroiderer (1944)

Sinister actor has hidden talents.

Girl Racer (1962)

Beryl Swain takes her motorbike for a spin around a racetrack.

Queen Elizabeth Model (1942)

Mr Woolley shows us his model of the ship "Queen Elizabeth". Eltham, London.

Painting By Numbers (1954)

Girl demonstrates how to paint a scene using colours that correspond to numbers on a picture.

Bird Fanciers (1951)

Footage of various types of small birds being displayed at pub in London.

Rubber Masks (1968)

Mr Dyke Richens makes rubber masks in his spare time.

Toy Woollen Poodles AKA Poodle Story (1956)

Glamorous showgirls at The Windmill Theatre knit woollen poodles for hospital children.

Showgirls Bowling (1962)

The girls from the Windmill Theatre and Murray's Cabaret club practice bowling for a showgirls league.

Arts And Crafts Issue Title Is Swing Time (1943)

All-woman barrage balloon crew prepare for Services' Arts and Crafts Exhibition.

Ski-Craft (1964)

A speedy new jet ski called ski-craft pulls various water skiers on the river.

Girl Footballers (1961)

Female football team, the Heartthrobs, play against schoolboys to preserve male pride!

Blow Egg Football (1950)

Light-hearted item about a game of blow egg football in Gravesend, Kent.

Sunday Football (1953)

Football teams play their Sunday matches on Hackney Marshes. London.

Butterfly Decoration AKA Butterfly On Skin (1936)

Girl decorating herself with butterflies.

Butterfly Decorations Issue Title Going Gay (1938)

Entomologist Hugh Newman makes ornaments from butterflies he has collected.

Her Majesty's Sewing Bee (1939)

Footage of Palace staff and Queen Elizabeth knitting at Buckingham Palace in London.

Sister Susies Of The 8th Army (1943)

Girls showing the men of the 8th Army how to sew.

Map Making By W.V.S. Issue Title - Quite So! (1943)

Ladies from the Women's Voluntary Service make maps out of cloth for the army.

Autographs (1946)

World champion in collecting autographs shows how to do it.