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Inventions 1940s

Titanic Disaster - Genuine Footage

Titanic Disaster - Genuine Footage (1912)

Extended coverage of events surrounding the sinking of the Titanic.

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Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 131

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 131 (1940)

New inventions: explosive device from America and a floating 'balloon weapon' from London.

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Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 134

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 134 (1940)

New inventions: substance that stops bleeding, a perpetual motion machine and a folding plane.

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Experiment With Death

Experiment With Death (1946)

Tests are carried out as an atom bomb is dropped on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

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Eve Goes To It!

Eve Goes To It! (1941)

Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in rescue work.

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Fabric Testing

Fabric Testing (1948)

Fabric testing factory in Henley, Oxfordshire.

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First Moon Men

First Moon Men (1947)

Two High Wycombe scientists want to be the first men on the moon.

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Fluffies

Fluffies (1944)

Women known as 'Fluffies' clean underground train tunnels during the night. London.

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Flying Car Is Here

Flying Car Is Here (1946)

An aeroplane is converted into a car by removing the propellors and fuselage. America.

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Folding Pram

Folding Pram (1947)

Good space saving idea - the suitcase which folds out into a pram.

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Levers & Gears Issue Title -

Levers & Gears Issue Title - "Hold Everything!" (1940)

Item explaining gears and levers.

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Mechanical Waiter To Cars

Mechanical Waiter To Cars (1949)

Mechanical carts in operation, people placing and receiving orders, 3 women eating hot dogs.

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Microwaves

Microwaves (1949)

An item showing microwave and radar development at Malvern, Worcestershire.

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Castles In The Air

Castles In The Air (1946)

Great story shows processes involved in making nylon stockings.

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Ayro Wheel AKA Athletic Wheel

Ayro Wheel AKA Athletic Wheel (1940)

Margaret Jane Cassidy and her brother Michael demonstrate the ayro wheel.

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Automatic Car Jack

Automatic Car Jack (1940)

Man demonstrates automatic car jack which is operated from the inside.

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Machine Age Solves Baby Problem

Machine Age Solves Baby Problem (1949)

Rollers and record player are used to send babies back to sleep.

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Fast Aid!

Fast Aid! (1940)

Great story showing ARP services ready for action thanks to a new automatic controller.

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Evacuees In Blair Castle Issue Title -

Evacuees In Blair Castle Issue Title - "All Change!" (1940)

Evacuees ride horses and play games at Blair Castle where they are staying. Scotland.

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Bathing Belles

Bathing Belles (1948)

Girls in bikinis on a French Riviera beach.

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Secret Camera On Bicycle

Secret Camera On Bicycle (1940)

Man demonstrates small camera for taking secret pictures from a bicycle basket.

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Trailer - Its Later Than You Think

Trailer - Its Later Than You Think (1948)

A short trailer film encouraging parents to put their children to bed by Seven o'clock.

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Waterproofing

Waterproofing (1948)

New spray makes clothing impervious to water.

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Bikini Atoll

Bikini Atoll (1946)

American army evacuates islanders from Bikini Atoll - to use the island for Atomic Bomb testing.

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Electric House

Electric House (1949)

A Californian house is equipped with lots of modern push button devices to make life easier.

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Assembly Line Ends Shopping Queue

Assembly Line Ends Shopping Queue (1948)

A conveyor belt is used to help speed up shopping.

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Motorised Roller Skates

Motorised Roller Skates (1962)

Funny story showing girl getting a lift from her father who drives motorised roller skates.

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Auto Skates Issue Title Is Step On It

Auto Skates Issue Title Is Step On It (1944)

Inventor Tom Hancocks demonstrates his new motorised roller skates.

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Ultra Atom Grille

Ultra Atom Grille (1952)

Weird German item where an egg hatches a chick and turns into a roast dinner in special oven.

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