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Beard Research (1959)

Scientists use complex equipment to do research on shaving - unfortunately, no improvement.

Hair Painters (1960)

Mad hair painting session in Hounslow, Middlesex - highlights for women, painted hair for bald men!

Interplanetary Art (1959)

Enrico Baj, artist, creates a new painting on gallery floor - fantastic work. Where is he now?

Castle Combe (1962)

Images of the officially declared "prettiest village in England" - Castle Combe. Very poetic.

Bohemian Dancers (1960)

Bizarre teenage craze of dressing in odd clothes to go jiving at Tollington Park Dance Club, London.

Ink Artist (1959)

Artist Peter Thompson modifies Chinese 'free brush' style to create unique images in almost no time.

Stolen From Men (1962)

Shocking 60's fashion - green, white, golden nail polish, Mary Quant dresses, different colour toenails.

Swim Caps (1957)

Punch hosts swimming caps fashion show. Great show, fantastic designs - wrong audience!

Let's All Be Beatles! (1963)

A factory in London manufactures wigs which resemble The Beatles' haircuts.

Cabaret Girls (1961)

Cabaret girls dance then relax at a country house while their costumes are fitted.

Toy Museum (1960)

A look at some interesting toys of the past at The Toy Museum in Rottingdean, East Sussex.

Space Age Hair Fashions (1962)

Hair fashions are out of this world in Wokingham.

Beauty Hints (1957)

In school of beauty culture, students from all parts of the world study and exchange ideas.

Moulton Bicycle AKA Bicycle Of The Future Or Suspension Bicycles (1963)

Alex Moulton has invented the first bicycle with suspension.

Teddy Bear Man (1961)

Mr C E Palmer shows us how he makes cement teddy bears to add to his collection - most peculiar!

3-D Photography AKA Mona Lisa (1962)

Leo Vala moulds 3-D sculptures of famous paintings by projecting them onto the clay and tracing them.

Gnome Maker (1961)

A quirky item about a puppet maker and his displays of moving gnomes.

Caernarvon Castle AKA Scale Model Castles (1969)

Two craftsmen seen at work on a scale model of Caernarvon Castle.

12 Metre Yachts AKA 12' Meter Racing (1960)

International 12 Metre Yacht Race at the Cowes Regatta, Isle of Wight.

Catamaran Contest (1967)

British catamaran 'Lady Helmsman' runs into trouble during Challenge Trophy series. Essex.

An Off Moment In Mary's Life (1931)

A chimpanzee has a haircut and a manicure - the chimp looks miserable throughout.

Changing The Face Of Things (1932)

Very weird item about strange realistic masks.

Arundel Castle (1957)

Views of Arundel Castle, tourists inside castle looking at the heirlooms.

Beauty Spots In Brittany Floodlit (1937)

Great castle in Brittany floodlit.

Border Castles (1935)

Bass Rock, Tantallon Castle and Dunbar Castle in the Borders, Scotland.

Hair Styles Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1956)

Bizarre and futuristic hair styles with a geometric theme from Biagio of Knightsbridge.

Culzean Castle (1956)

Picturesque Culzean Castle and grounds are seen in this tranquil item.

Cut Price Castle (1956)

Charlie Simpson and his family have bought a castle for their home.

Dogs Tea Party (1958)

A comical item about a tea party for dogs.

Bald Ball AKA Bald Headed Ball (1968)

Bald men are fitted with hair pieces for an evening but they had to give them back on the way home.

Animal Museum (1965)

Crazy scenes of anthropomorphism at the taxidermist's heaven - Potter's Museum.

Baldness Treatment AKA Curly Boys Club - Cp 030 (1955)

A new cure for baldness is demonstrated - mad suction cup invention!

Britain's First Beauty Farm (1960)

Women exercising and having treatments at Britain's first Beauty Farm.

Robot Sculptor (1957)

Item about a man who creates statues via a robot which traces photographs and carves the plaster.