Technology - British Pathé

Technology

: Snogometer (1965); Brilliant invention measures the power of teenage snogging.

: Telly Telephone (1967); A new video telephone enables callers to see each other. Taplow

: Videophone (1970); Footage of the new videophone being demonstrated. Taplow, Buckinghamshire.

: The House Of Tomorrow (1959); Futuristic house on show in Copenhagen.

: Tomorrows Kitchen AKA Tomorrow's Kitchen (1944); A look at tomorrow's kitchen, including transparent cupboards and oven and concealed sink.

: Will It Come To This? (1933); A new airline safety device is tested; men drift down to earth in chairs with parachutes attached.

: World Of Tomorrow (1969); Germany. What the home may look like by the year 2000.

: Amphibious Water Scooter (1965); Quirky item showing a man in a bowler hat testing a water scooter on the Thames by Parliament.

: Nightmare Robots (1968); Comedian Bruce Lacey shows us his surreal home-made robots.

: Age - AKA Slot Machine Age (1964); A look at the marvellous invention of the slot machine rounded off with a song from Sandra Barry.

: Electric Cars (1967); A look at latest British designed electric cars.

: Electric Portable Typewriter AKA World's First Electric Portable Typewriter AKA Remote Control Manipulator (1958); A light-hearted comparison of the typewriters of the past and the new electric machines of the present.

: Radio Cyclist (1948); Arthur Newman fixes a radio to his bicycle so he can tune in whilst cycling. London.

: A New Sport; Cycle-skating is the very latest - good footage of men figure skating with wheels attached to their feet.

: Telephone Recipe Service (1967); An information centre provides recipes over the telephone.

: New Town (1959); Wonderful footage of new town Stevenage - looks rather soulless from a modern perspective.

: Furniture Exhibition AKA Models (1958); An introduction to the very latest in labour saving devices on display in Earls Court.

: Model Automat AKA The Age Of The Robot (1968); The 'Quickmaid' room service machine dispenses everything you could ask for in your motel room.

: Beat The Bandit (1961); Film about some bizarre crime prevention devices. Brilliant!

: Slot Machine - AKA Slot Machine Age (1964); A look at the marvellous invention of the slot machine rounded off with a song from Sandra Barry.

: Atomic Robot A Handy Guy (1957); Robotic arms are used to light a secretary's cigarette.

: Homes To Be AKA Ideal Homes Exhibition (1964); The Ideal Homes Exhibition gives a glimpse of gadgets that will make life easier in the future.

: Looking To Tomorrow (1966); Ideal home exhibition at London's Olympia.

: Madame Will You Walk And Talk? (1946); A walkie talkie device proves useful where there are no telephones handy.

: Robot Raiders (1944); RAF experts inspect crashed flying bomb, RAF fighter bombers destroy V.1 launch site.

: Modern Telephone (1959); Short film about invention of answering machine - watch it to see how huge they were in the 50's.

: Gentle Giant AKA Robot (1958); A demonstration of a new robot which can do many things including sing and dance.

: Boys For The Moon (1960); Boys having fun at 'Operation Lunar' at the Schoolboys' Exhibition, Olympia.

: Office Robots (1931); Footage of several new inventions to help office staff.

: Dream Of Tomorrow (1946); Newest automatic washing machine on display.

: Car Radio; Strange invention is demonstrated - possibly the forerunner of the in-car stereo!