Hobbies Footage - WPA Film Library

Hobbies

PAINTING WITHOUT PAINTS (aka MUSTARD AND CUSTARD PAINTING) A quirky item about an amateur art group who paint using dried food and other household items.

The Arts

BRASS RUBBING The actress Ingrid Hafner introduces us to her hobby of brass rubbing in St Mary's church in Surrey.

COWBOY ARTIST Artist Terence Cuneo shows us his wide range of portraits and some of his hobbies.

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

COAL HOLE RUBBER Making a rubbing or print from a coal hole is the unusual pastime of Page Phillips.

STRING PAINTER Artist Denzle Williams makes pictures with string at her home in Cobham.

BEER BOTTLE TOPS Tom Williams shows us his model of the Lord Mayor's Show - made from 3,500 beer bottle tops!

TABLE TENNIS STAR DESIGNER Dolls clothes designed and produced by table tennis stars Peggy Frank and Ronald Hook.

IKEBANA The Japanese art of Ikebana - flower arranging incorporating philosophy and symbolism.

FLOWER SCULPTURE Feminist flower arranger Mrs Elizabeth Hayes demonstrates her flower sculpture techniques.

JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower display, is demonstrated in this item.

JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS Lady Roberts, Mrs. Akiyama and others demonstrate the skilful art of Japanese flower arranging.

WELL-DRESSING Painting with flower petals to decorate wells across Derbyshire - great 'petal-painted' biblical scenes.

SHELL GARDEN An item about a man who has decorated his garden with beautiful shell mosaics.

DOUGH MODELS Chinese craftsman makes amazing figurines out of dough - do not try

TEA POTS (aka TEAPOTS) Lots of lovely tea pots at the London Tea Centre.

SPOONS Large spoon collection in London is presented for the camera.

RAILWAY RESEARCHERS We take a little trip on a miniature steam engine, courtesy of the Maidstone Model Engineering Society.

WOODEN BYGONES We are shown a collection of wooden bygones which include a library ladder and a stocking airer.

SPOONING Welsh love spoons from the Pinto Collection of Wooden Bygones

COMICAL PIPES Comical pipes from Mr Shillitoe's collection at his home

PINTO COLLECTION Story about the Pinto Collection of Wooden Bygones, items from the 17th and 18th centuries.

MODEL RAILWAY

SCHOOLBOYS EXHIBITION Grown men relive their childhood at a Schoolboys' Exhibition which includes model trains and cars.

FLORAL SCHOOL Students of a school of floristry in Hammersmith learn to make various floral arrangements.

FLORAL ART Floral model of York Minster features in flower show.

MINIATURE GARDENS Anne Ashberry creates replicas of miniature gardens

QUEEN AT NEEDLEWORK EXHIBITION Queen Elizabeth visits needlework exhibit.

THE QUEEN VISITS ROYAL SCHOOL OF NEEDLEWORK

BIRDLINGS! MODEL AIRPLANES ZOOM OVER MIAMI (aka MODEL AIRCRAFT ON MIAMI) (LNER) Young men and women fly model aeroplanes in a Miami field.

VIRGINIA - MODEL AEROPLANES Model aeroplanes competition in Virginia.

OLD WEAPONS STILL WORK Buenos Aires rifle club members fire some of their ancient weapons.

EUROPEAN STAMP EXHIBITION IN ROME

AUSTRALIAN COLLECTS WAR RELICS An Australian artist collects military memorabilia for his back garden museum.

ANTIQUES FAIR Sumptuous antiques on show in Brighton.

ANTIQUE COLLECTION Antique collector Allan Jobson shows some novel objects from his collection to his son.

ENGINEERING IN MINIATURE Marvels of amateur skill at Model Engineering Exhibition in London.

MODEL ENGINEERING Boys and men look at model engines and planes at the Model Engineering Exhibition.

CARTOONS a priest that uses cartoons in his sermons

CARPET PORTRAIT Charles Varney makes a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill from a square of carpet.

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

TIN FOIL PICTURES. Wilfred Perry creates portraits from the silver paper on chocolate wrappers.

STREET LAMPS Peter Varnon collects and repairs old street lamps

PICTURES FROM STRAW Hungarian craft film - pieces of straw are shaped and stuck to a black background.

INTO BATTLE - DRESS (SUIT OF ARMOR) Mr George Ratcliffe presents his armour collection.

BASEMENT ARMOURY Peter Mason showing off collection of rifles and guns at Armoury in Lewes.

MARINERS EXHIBITION Display of minature ship models

MATCHBOX COLLECTOR (aka MATCHBOX LABELS) Matchbox collector Charles Crampton shows us part of his collection.

CHEESE LABELS cheese label collector Mrs Mabel

PRIVATE BAR Jack Brafman runs a private bar with unusual ornaments at his home

NEEDLEWORK Needlework exhibition, Regent Street, London.

ANTIQUES Antique statues and stonework are cleaned and restored in the grounds of Syon House.

SPOONS collection of wide variety of spoons.

DOCTORS HOBBIES EXHIBITION This extremely quirky set of exhibits shows the medical profession in a completely new light.

HOBBIES FOR ALL AGES - DOCTORS Doctors hobbies exhibition is held at BMA House, London.

MODELS EXHIBITION IN HUNGARY Exhibition of various industrial machinery and vehicles models in Hungary.

KNITTING GOES GAY. Knitted accessories include a fascinator, evening gloves and

TIE COLLECTOR Alan Course, landlord of "The Bear Inn" in Oxford, collects cut off ties to display in the pub.

NYLON FLOWERS Mrs Edith Barham making flowers from old stockings.

HAND KNITTED DRESSES Home workers knit parts of garments then send them to be assembled at Madame Madeleine's.

MODEL DOLL A fashion doll made to look like Lachasse model Virginia Woodford.

THE LOOKOUT a collector of ships memorabilia

MIDDLE AGES AND MODERNITY Good footage of the city of Frankfurt in Germany contrasts the traditional and modern areas.

SCHOOLBOYS TRACKING SATELLITES Schoolboys in Kettering are tracking a Russian satellite using amateur equipment.

TOYS model railway factory

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 68) a beautiful ornate mechanical crib

THE LACE MAKERS OF BURANO Good story about lace making in the city of Burano near Venice.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 30) Ladies crocheting shawls

MODEL ENGINEERS’ REGATTA People enjoy sailing their model boats on the pond in H

BEKONSCOT Footage of the Bekonscot model village in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

MODEL EDUCATION Children at school in Bletchley make papier mache puppets and put on a play with them.

MODEL VILLAGE (aka TWIN TOWNS aka MINIATURE TOWN) The model town of Wimbourne Minster in Dorset, set next to the real thing!

SERPENTINE ROCK An item about the quarrying of Serpentine Rock and the souvenirs made from it.

KEDLESTON HALL (aka STATELY HOME) Lord and Lady Scarsdale join in the upkeep of their stately home, Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire.

PEARL OF THE ATLANTIC Travelogue extolling the virtues of Madeira.

MODEL VILLAGE OF 'MADURODAM' PREPARES A miniature village in Holland prepares to open for the tourist season.

AN OLD RUMANIAN CUSTOM Traditional dancing in old Rumanian village.

MODEL PLANES Model airplane competition near French capital.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Toy Fair in Paris

MOTORING INN Pub owner obsessed with vintage cars decorates his pub accordingly

CLOCKWORK TOY TOWN IN SAN FRANCISCO Good item showing clockwork toy town in San Francisco.

MECHANICAL TOYS old mechanical toys are repaired and shown

CHARLES CREED fashion designer Charles Creed showing off collection of Napoleonic models.

ROYAL DOLLS Mrs Dorothy Flood making dolls

DOLL'S HOUSE large doll's house designed to look like Tudor manor

MALTESE LACE British sailor buys handmade lace from elderly woman in Malta

MADEIRA SEWING women of all ages sewing in Madeira

ANGORA RABBITS Mrs Hare keeps Angora rabbits for their fur which she spins and knits into jumpers.

PEASANTS MAKE GLOVES Children knitting gloves in Polish countryside.

NEWS IN FLASHES - QUEEN MARY AT EMBROIDERY EXHIBITION

MINIATURE WRITING (aka LORD'S PRAYER ON POSTAGE STAMPS) man who can write the Lord's Prayer on the back of stamp seven times.

RAILWAY PUB The Red Horse pub in Great Yarmouth is also home to a model railway.

PERSONALITY MEET LESLIE BRIDGEWATER

CORN DOLLIES Footage of corn dolly maker in Great Bardfield in Essex.

FLOWER PIECE. Flower decorations created by flower expert Constance Spry

ANTIQUE COLLECTION Excellent footage of Mr Langford with his superb collection of antiques.

NETS Women making fishing nets by hand in traditional manner.

FELT CARICATURES Group of people who gather together to make stuffed felt caricatures in their spare time.

PAPER MODELS paper sculpture Bruce Angrave

GLOBE MAKING Good item showing how spherical maps of the world are made.

RUMANIAN EMBROIDERY Rumanian embroiderer copying famous art works.

PLAITED POLYHEDRA Three-dimensional geometric paper shapes made without using glue by Robert Pargeter.

CURIOSITY PUB Antiques, unusual objects, cards and foreign money hung from the walls and ceiling of a country pub.

BOOT INN A quirky item about a landlord who collects real and ornamental boots for his pub, The Boot.

NOVELIST BRICKLAYER Novelist Dennis Wheatley and his hobby of brick laying at his home

MINIATURE CLOCKS A collection of miniature clocks, most of them made by owner Stanley Wise of Sunbury on Thames.

MINIATURE FURNITURE Miniature and very detailed furniture is seen being crafted at a cabinet makers' workshop.

BUTTERFLY COLLECTION Various shots of Argentinian butterflies - dead and alive

GEM STONES EXHIBITION IN SYDNEY Shots of lapidary exhibition with rough and polished stones.

FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS (aka FLORAL ARRANGING) Artificial flowers made from specially treated leaves by former actress Beatrix Thompson.

TEST PILOTS JUDGE MODEL PLANE SHOW Test pilots judge the 1956 All-Britain Model Aircraft Rally.

CAERNARVON CASTLE (aka SCALE MODEL CASTLES) Two craftsmen seen at work on a scale model of Caernarvon Castle.

MODEL VILLAGES A look around a miniature model village complete with cricket ground and biscuit factory.

DOCTOR'S HOBBIES An exhibition of artwork, model ships and villages all made by doctors in their spare time.

A TALL SHIP Mr Kemsley of Thames Ditton makes model ships.

MODEL ENGINEERING EXHIBITION Model Engineering Exhibition is held in Seymour Hall, London.

MODEL CAR CRAZE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA Model remote control cars on show and racing.

SILENT MODEL PLANE Benson demonstrates his model plane & sound engineer E Steadman records the silence.

AIR NEWS - MODEL AIRCRAFT RALLY 1000 model aircraft enthusiasts hold their annual meeting at Radlett Airport.

SHOW TIME (aka MODEL ENGINEER EXHIBITION - "SHOW TIME" NUMBER 1) Men and boys gaze in wonder at the models in this exhibition.

NEWS IN FLASHES - MODEL CAR RACE

MODEL AEROPLANE A remote-controlled model airplane.

MODEL CARS model car racing

SHIPS ON SHOW Item showing good models of warship, liner and tug.

MODEL PLANES Edward Norman flies his model planes on Epsom Downs.

MODEL SHIPS People look at an exhibition of model ships in Brighton.

MODEL RAILWAY 14 Dr. Barnardo's children control the impressive model railway they constructed.

MODEL TANKERS Some great model tankers shown at West Harrow pool.

MODEL HOUSES Model houses at Exhibition of Model Engineering and Handicraft in Brighton.

WOOD CARVING Harry MacDonald's house is covered in wood carvings, with model village in back garden.

CHICKEN BONE CARICATURES man who models personalities with the use of wishbones.

MODEL RAILWAY Mr Shaw at work on his model railway set

MODEL SOLDIERS William Carmen of the British Model Soldiers Society shows us part of his collection.

MUSEUM MODEL Model makers at Imperial War Museum measure H.M.S. "Hind" in order to make scale model.

PAPIER MACHE MODEL Women make papier mache models in workshop

MODEL AIRCRAFT model aircraft factory

PERIOD MODELS Man making models of historic figures using wire and clay.

MODEL TRAMS Mr Alf Gibbs shows off his model tram collection

RAILWAY SIGNAL (aka BLIND MAN'S TRAIN) A blind man tests new signal device with model train in his back garden

RIVER PLATE BATTLE Re-enactment of the battle of River Plate in model ships on Pleasholm Lake, Scarborough.

BRISTOL MODEL Frederick Smith puts finishing touches to his model of 17th century Bristol.

MODEL VILLAGE Finishing touches are put to a model village

MODEL MOTORCYCLE scale model motorbike and side car being demonstrated

MODEL HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 16 year old Terry Summers makes detailed models of Houses of Parliament and B.B.C. building.

MODEL SAILBOAT model sailboat designed by Commander James

MODEL HELICOPTER Model engineers test some of their models including jet helicopter and airplane.

MODEL RACING CARS Children watching model car race at model racetrack in Barnet.

MOON ROCKET Moon rocket being demonstrated as well as many working model steam engines.

MODEL CARS Footage of model cars in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.

FLYING SAUCER A flying saucer made by 14-year-old Jeremy Coles is seen on a test flight.

BLIND AERO MODELLER Item about blind man Robert Jones building model aircraft

MODEL TRAIN Item about model railway enthusiast Chris Soper

MODEL TUG A model tug 'Lady Marianne' sails across Ruislip Reservoir on its own.

MODEL SPEED BOAT Footage of model boat attempting to break world speed record.

QUEEN ELIZABETH MODEL Mahogany model of ship "Queen Elizabeth" being made in Northampton for Cunard offices.

ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT Travelogue item showing people of St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall, going about their business.

MODEL BATTLESHIP Radio controlled model of warship "King George V".

MODEL JET PALNE

DAVE AND DUSTY AT MODEL VILLAGE Dave and Dusty visit model village in Bekonscot.

MODEL AIRCRAFT Father and son make model aircraft for export from their home in Reading.

P.O.W. MODEL TOWN Prisoners of war create a model of Salzburg at Dancer's Hill camp, Hertfordshire.

MODEL VILLAGE A tour around Madurdam - the smallest city in the world!

WOOD CARVER Wood Carver's House in small village with many interesting carvings on it and in garden.

MILITARY DIORAMAS Mr Denny Stokes from London makes dioramas depicting the events from military history.

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

JEWELED MODEL ROOMS Jeweller Samuel Perry shows us a model drawing room with furniture made from semiprecious stones.

MODEL HELICOPTERS (aka MODEL PLANES) Model helicopters are demonstrated by their maker - Francis Boreham.

MODEL RACING CARS A story about the author Elleston Trevor and his hobby of making model racing cars.

WORKING MODELS A story about a man who combines art and mechanics to create animated models which he exhibits.

MODEL AIRCRAFT

GARDEN VILLAGE A model village made to raise money for charity.

Ballet Master Modeller.

MODEL TRAMWAYS Mr Stevens and his son Nigel make model tramways in their back garden.

ELECTRICALLY POWERED MODEL PLANES A man makes electrically powered model planes and boats for pleasure.

MINIATURE SHIPS Exhibition of mind-bogglingly detailed miniature ships by Donald and Iris McNarry.

INDUSTRIAL MODELS A demonstration of industrial model making at a London factory.

LILIPUT LINE A man in Torquay makes model boats to perfection.

DO IT YOURSELF FLOWERS Horrid looking plastic flowers being imported from Italy only to have their petals pulled off

PRECISION MODELS Rex Hays makes immaculate precision models of racing cars.

LIVING HISTORY Margery Atthill makes historical figures with beautiful and accurate period costumes.

STIRLING MOSS AT HOME An item about racing driver Stirling Moss and his hobby of making and racing model cars.

MODEL CATHEDRALS Impressive model cathedrals made from concrete in a council house garden.

MODEL TRAM MAKER Geoff Swift makes model trams then runs them around a track in his garden.

STATELY HOME RAILWAY Visitors to a stately home have a trip on a miniature railway and model ocean liner.

MODEL VILLAGE Large and impressive model village is seen in detail.

MODEL CAROUSEL Frederick Turner of Hounslow shows us his model merry-go-round in action.

GANNYMEDE MODEL VILLAGE Visitors marvel at the miniature village of Gannymede.

MILITARY MINIATURES Historically accurate soldier figures are carved and painted by Marcus Hinton and his wife.

BUS TICKETS men looking at albums full of bus tickets

FRANKIE VAUGHAN Frankie Vaughan visits and helps out at the Rugby Boys Club in Notting Hill.

A NOVEL RAILWAY Elaborate Backyard Model Railroad

HOOVER JUST PLAIN CAMPER AT RAPIDAN Pres. & Mrs. Hoover on Camping Vacation

FLYING SAUCER A flying saucer made by 14-year-old Jeremy Coles is seen on a test flight.

CRYSTAL TREES Made from Wire & Wax

MODELS Women Make Clay Models and Pottery

LILLIPUTIAN LINERS Model Ship Exhibition

CARNIVAL COSTUMES IN PAPER Making Crepe Paper Carnival Costumes

A PASTIME FOR EVE - NOVELTY DOLLS Making Crepe Paper Flower Doll

TIED DYEING - A NEW ART FOR THE HOME The craft of tied dyeing is explained - woman makes a fabulous silk wrap.

QUAINT RAILWAYS Model Railroad in House

THEATRICAL MINIATURES Model Theatre with Mechanical Scenery Changing

THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF EAST/WEST BERLIN DIVISION

Junior Birdmen Pit Midget Planes In Flying Contest

Junior Skippers Pit Their Craft In Model Regatta

Four Youngsters Win Scholarships In Model Contest

Daredevil Stunts Thrill Thousands At Nat'l Exhibition

History: Bob O'Donnell Gets Crockett Originals

HENRY VIII MODEL (aka MODEL FILM STARS) Artist Harold Melville uses household odds and ends to make models of famous people.

FLYING TRAINS Strange predictions of trains with wings and propellors

AIR-MINDEDNESS! Schoolboys launch model aircraft from a German hillside and a fu

PENMANSHIP William Bishop demonstrates his calligraphy skills and shows off his large collection of pens.

MUSICAL ANTIQUES Footage of antique collection of musical boxes.

MINATURE BOOKS miniature books and collector

WISHBONES wishbone model maker

POTTERY CLUB Lots of people attend David Rawnsley's pottery club

FLORAL SCHOOL Students of a school of floristry in Hammersmith learn to make various floral arrangements.

MODEL TANKERS Some great model tankers shown at West Harrow pool.

MODEL RAILWAY 14 Dr. Barnardo's children control the impressive model railway they constructed.

WHY NOT THIS CREPE PAPER HAT FOR SUMMER Woman makes nice hats from crepe paper.

CLAMITY ! model train accident for the benefit of children

THE JADE! A model pagoda, carved from jade stone in Japan.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 2 - WIRED JEWELLERY A woman makes wired jewellery using coloured beads at home.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 3 - WOOLLIES Demonstration of a new method of knitting blankets, jumpers and slippers.

NEEDLEWORK DE LUXE Embroidery designs seen at an exhibition of needlework past and present.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 20 - A BELT NOVELTY A woman makes belts and bracelets from the cellophane wrapping around her cigarettes.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 28 - THE PET FACTORY Miss Olive Day makes a model of a little dog.

THE SUPER MODEL Mr and Mrs Clayton take children for a ride in their model steam train.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 10) Model trains for engineer tests.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 15) Actress Miss Whybrew knits jumpers backstage and we see very large and furry US bats.

THE ARMY OF A DREAM A huge model army is seen in a display at the Royal United Services Museum.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 48) A model steam yacht

ANOTHER HOBBY - MATCHBOXES Major Pat A'Beckett shows us his collection of matchboxes.

MARVELS IN MINATURE Tiny paintings by miniature artist Charles Gunner.

SEA SHELLS ARTIST Mr. Sutton cannot grow real flowers in his seaside garden so he makes his own out of shells.

PLASTICINE SOLDIERS 17 years old boy makes plasticine soldiers with unbelievable precision.

CUTS / OUT TAKES - SHIP SPOTTERS CLUB The boys of a ship spotting club in Margate chart passing ships and also make models of their own.

WORLD RAILWAY AND CITY OF THE FUTURE An item about a model railway that provides a tour of the world and a model of the city of the future.

PIPE COLLECTION Mr Shillitoe's collection of pipes

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

MUZZLE LOADERS Members of the Muzzle Loaders' Association practise their hobby in a field at Bisley.

MODEL PAPER SOLDIERS Edgar Delia's hobby of making painstakingly detailed paper soldiers at home

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

CABLE RACING Amazing miniature racing cars zip around a special track at 145 miles an hour.

NAVAL BATTLE Re-enacting the Battle of the River Plate in Scarborough (in miniature!).

INTERESTING PEOPLE A MASTER OF MURALS artist Fred Dana March

TROPICAL SHELL SHAPERS Tropical shells are carved, polished and made into figurines, jewellery, lampshades and even a Church font!

DOG'S WOOL Barbara White weaves cardigans from excess hair taken from her Pyrenean sheep dogs.

MINATURE GRAND PRIX A new game where you can race 6 inch models of grand prix cars round a track via steering wheels at the side.

AMATEUR ORCHID GROWER Bill Gardner shows us his collection of rare orchids.

MODEL VILLAGE An item about a model miniature village made from cement and scrap.

FENCE OF WHEELS (AND WIND MODELS) A man makes models which move in the wind and attaches them to a fence made from cartwheels.

COAL HOLE RUBBER Making a rubbing or print from a coal hole is the unusual pastime of Page Phillips.

RAILWAY RESEARCHERS We take a little trip on a miniature steam engine, courtesy of the Maidstone Model Engineering Society.

CABLE RACING Amazing miniature racing cars zip around a special track at 145 miles an hour.

MODEL AIRCRAFT FANATICS The Bromley Radio Controlled Model Aircraft Society fly their planes from a field in Kent.

MINI CIRCUS This item shows a detailed miniature model circus made at home by Roy Gumbrell.

MODEL MAKERS Making miniature models for different uses, from exhibitions to film and TV - it's a toy factory.

RUBBER MASKS Mr Dyke Richens makes rubber masks in his spare time.

HAND CARVED SOLDIERS Mr Jon Trice, miner from Kent, carves toy soldiers in his spare time - a great collection.

HOME MADE GLASS FIGURES This items shows how glassmaking is not just for experts - it can easily be done in the home!

ANTIQUE CHESSMEN Alex Hammond's shop in Chelsea displays the craftsmanship of antique chess sets.

MODEL YACHT RACING Model yachts compete for an International Championship.

COOKIE DOLLS (aka FILM STAR DOLLS) An item about a housewife with an unusual hobby - making dolls of famous personalities.

FABRIC PAINTING (aka FABRIC PRINTING) A group of women make groovy textiles at the Hampstead Garden Suburbs Institute.

PAINTING WITH PLASTICINE Olive Harbutt makes pictures using plasticine, her father was an artist who invented it for modelling.

HOME MADE MOSAICS Mosaics as a hobby.

FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS (aka FLORAL ARRANGING) Artificial flowers made from specially treated leaves by former actress Beatrix Thompson.

THE MODEL MAN Charles Denton shows us some of the hundreds of model ships he has made out of wood.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 66) a model town called Tiny Town

LILLIPUT VILLAGE The village of Bourton-on-the-Water and an exact replica in miniature

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 138) A model airplane meet

VERY DOGGY Samoyed dogs are combed for their 'dog wool' which is knitted into socks for the Forces.

MODEL PLANE CONTEST IN US Young boys show off the flying potential of their powered model planes.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 58) Wooden decoy ducks carved in Kent

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 24) Model boats at Tynemouth

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 55) Model train in California

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 122) A model train crash

THE BONE AGE London chef uses leftover bones to make elaborate table ornaments.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 84) A modern new streamlined model train.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 29) a matchstick tower

THE FOREST Miniature forest model-making at Harvard Museum in Boston.

SUPER MODEL PLANE A model plane takes off, soars in the sky, then comes back down to earth with a crash!

DOG WOOL Betty Lewis spins excess hair from her Chow dog into wool and makes garments from it.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 42) A model boat travels across a lake.

BUSYBODIES OF THE BAHAMAS Sugar extracted from sugar cane and baskets made from palm leaves in the Bahamas.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 25) An unemployed man carves model ships.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 53) A model airplane meet

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 49) A large working model of the ocean going liner the 'Queen Mary'

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 20) Home made traction engine

THE SUPER MODEL Nice story about miniature model village

DURBANS VICTORY HOUSE Children pay to visit miniature house in Durban, money goes to war charities.

THE POWER PLANE Captain CE Bowden flies a petrol driven model plane in a field.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 35) A schoolboy's cardboard models.

JUST SHOPS Nice film about a man who has built a number of model shops for his daughter.

THE MAKER OF MASKS Good footage of designer making a face mask.

BOTTLE BOATS Nice footage showing how ships in bottles are made.

THE HOME MADE ORGAN Mr Dayton plays a tune on the organ he made in 40 years out of egg cases and soap boxes.

DRY-LAND SAILORS Members of the West London Model Power Boat Club race their crafts on a lake.

MODEL LESSONS Young boys enjoy looking at model soldiers at and a castle at schools model lesson.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 16) Model train builder

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 16) Lace making in Czechoslovakia

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 15) World's tiniest engines

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 41) A model aircraft contest.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 103) Motor powered model battleships in boating lake.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 57) a model passenger ship.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 76) man makes mandolin from matches.

A PLANE TALE Model airplane enthusiasts test out their creations.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 71) a model coal mine

NEEDLECRAFT Winning articles from a Daily Sketch Needlework Contest are modeled.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 5 Queer things the world over. Unusual craft project

WINDING WOOL A novel way to wind wool - put the bobbin onto a spinning record player and let it wind the wool from your hands.

SILHOUETTES Silhouette artist Robert Easton cuts out a picture of a model and draws a cartoon.

TRAM TICKET PICS Marjorie Clayton creates pictures by sticking colored parts of old tram tickets together and painting them.

JAPANESE FLOWERS Ikebana, the traditional Japanese method of flower arranging, is demonstrated.

TOY BOATS Model speed boats race around the boating pond in Victoria Park.

Selected Originals - NEWS IN FLASHES Material relating to newsreel story "News In Flashes" - 51/51.

SOCIAL WORK Activity clubs for children with parents who work or are in the services in South Africa.

SIGNATURES Item about signatures and autograph books.

MODEL BOATS Sergeant Doig of Shoreham makes model ships to raise money for Red Cross.

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

NAVY COMFORTS South Africans knit jumpers and make sheepskin clothes for soldiers overseas.

PAINTING CHINA A woman paints her china with a mixture of grated sealing wax and methylated spirit.

MODEL THEATRE (aka PENNY PLAIN TWOPENCE COLOURED) Shop that sells model theatres made from paper, we see elderly women making them.

CRICKETER BOAT MAKER (aka CRICKETER WOODWORKER) England and Yorkshire cricketer Arthur Wood makes wooden model ships.

ANTIQUE CHESSMEN Alex Hammond's shop in Chelsea displays the craftsmanship of antique chess sets.

FRANKIE VAUGHAN Frankie Vaughan visits and helps out at the Rugby Boys Club in Notting Hill.

Cigar Band Collection

Holland A Model Village

Planes And Airmen of Tomorrow

FIRST MODEL AIRPLANE MEETING The R.A.F. hold their first model aeroplane meeting

SCHOOL PUPPETS Educational film showing children making puppets in the classroom.

THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR Makers of model aeroplanes fly their creations at Wimbledon, London.

NAVAL BATTLE Re-enacting the Battle of the River Plate in Scarborough (in miniature!).

SECRETS OF NATURE - A SPOON IN THE MOUTH Film showing various species of birds filmed from a hide.

MUSICAL BOXES Shop packed with great novelty gift items.

SALE OF NAZI RELICS Nazi artefacts from the Third Reich and Second World War are sold at auction

Bird Tour Bus

Bird Watching

LIVING HISTORY Margery Atthill makes historical figures with beautiful and accurate period costumes.

BRITISH PHILATELIC BUREAU British Philatelic Bureau exhibits stamps

Fabric pattern being made

DOLLS HOUSE TITANIA PALACE World's famous dolls' house 'Titania Palace' opened for public

CLOCK WATCHER

HOOVER JUST PLAIN CAMPER AT RAPIDAN Pres. & Mrs. Hoover on Camping Vacation

ALL BRITAIN MODEL AIRCRAFT RALLY Model Aircraft rally is held at Handley Page Airport in Radlett.

HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION AT OLYMPIA Exhibition opened by Peters, view of exhibits, village model, knitting machine & basket making.

THE MASTER MODEL A model of HMS Victory made for Lord Louis Mountbatten is presented to the camera.

REAL GOLD DIGGERS People Hunt for Lost Jewelry at Beach

MODEL LOCO Mr Hails, a quarry foreman, and his working model steam engine made from junk.

COLLECTIONS A look at the collections of clocks, pipes, and firearms at the British museum.

THE STARS AS THEY ARE - MADAME KARSAVINA The Russian ballet dancer Madame Karsavina is seen "at home".

THOSE HOLIDAY SNAPS Craft of Passe-Partout is demonstrated - a nice way of displaying holiday photographs.

ASTRA GAZETTE 13 - True to Life Model Seagull

ANOTHER HOME CRAFT FOR EVE - RENASCO WORK Making Boxes with Antique Look

MINIATURE FAIRGROUND Miniature fairground with working models.

NEWSBRIEFS - ST ALBANS MODEL PLANE RALLY

EGG SHELL REPAIR Michael Prynn repairs a broken guillemot's egg.

A MASTERPIECE IN MINIATURE An amazingly intricate model of Milan Cathedral

A PAPIER-MACHE NOVELTY Craft demonstration - boxes and trays are made from papier-mâché.

PUB ARTIST The Pub Landlord paints regulars' faces on glasses.

AFS MODEL MAKERS A look at the hobbies of the Hendon AFS crew.

MODEL PLANE ENTHUSIASTS Footage of the model planes and enthusiasts in Phoenix Park, Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.

WOOD CARVER Ex-joiner Harry MacDonald carves wooden animal figures.

STUDENT BUTTERFLY COLLECTORS IN HUNGARY

MODEL CAR RACING

MODEL SHIP CURACOA Norman Ough shows off his model ship

DOLLS HOUSE TITANIA PALACE World's famous dolls' house 'Titania Palace' opened for public

BUTTERFLY FARM Butterfly farmer develops a new skill - preserving dead butterflies to use them as decorations.

PINTABLE AND JUKE BOXES Super-cool Pinball Machines and Juke Boxes

WOOLY WIGS Woman sits at a table and makes wigs by sewing wool on to a scull cap.

DUTCH CHILDREN'S OWN YOUTHLAND CENTRE IN AMSTERDAM Children in Holland enjoy "Youthland" activities in Amsterdam.

BRITISH PHILATELIC BUREAU British Philatelic Bureau exhibits stamps

MODEL TRAIN A man builds a model shunting engine for his daughters to ride in.

BUTTERFLY COLLECTION Various shots of Argentinian butterflies - dead and alive.

TIE COLLECTING Pub landlord Alan Course adds another tie end to his vast collection

JAPANESE FLOWERS Japanese Flower Arranging is demonstrated.

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

BUTTERFLY DECORATIONS Entomologist Hugh Newman makes ornaments from butterflies he has collected.

ONE ARMED TEST MODEL HOUSE Incredible doll house made for a girl by her one armed father.

FLOWERS FROM BREAD Nurse from Leeds makes flower models from bread dough.

MODEL BOAT REGATTA Model boats and ships are prepared and run across a park lake.

MODEL ENGINEERING EXHIBITION People watching an electric railway by Meccano and other exhibits.

R.A.F. CADETS MAKING MODELS R.A.F. cadets make models of German aircraft out of wood and send them to training centres.

THE £15,000 BOOK Shakespeare's 'Venus and Adonis' is bought for £15,000 by 'Million Dollar' Smith

MODEL OF CORONATION PROCESSION Model of coronation procession, Westminster Abbey and Houses of Parliament.

MODEL VILLAGES A look around a miniature model village complete with cricket ground and biscuit factory.

FESTIVE SEASONALITIES Making Christmas Decorations

DOLLS HOUSE TITANIA PALACE World's famous dolls' house 'Titania Palace' opened for public

CAMEOS shows the craft of making "cameos" - fashion accessories for the hair and waist.

PEWTER WORK Miss Esther Everitt demonstrating how to make pewter pots

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

MODEL PLANE An Australian designer shows off his latest gas powered model airplane.

WALNUT PIPES A woman makes smoking pipes out of walnuts and drinking straws.

PINTABLE AND JUKE BOXES Super-cool Pinball Machines and Juke Boxes

LLOYD GEORGE IN WALES Lloyd George Gardening & Fishing in Wales

FORE AND AFT JEWELLERY Jewelry from Elephant Tails

SHIPS IN BOTTLES Ships in bottles are made for export.

THE YOUNGSTERS’ “COWES” Boys in Dorset compete with their toy boats on a small

TINKER'S FARM TECHNICAL SCHOOL Tinker's Farm School encourages boys to learn everything from gardening to surveying.

Senior Citizen Activities - Knitting & Chatting

MINIATURE RAILWAY A small scale railway carries passengers around the grounds of a large house.

PLANES V SHIPS MODELS Schoolboys Raymond Astley and Tony Bradford make model ships and airplanes.

CORK MEMORIAL Mr Worthington carves a three tiered war memorial out of thousands of corks.

MODEL MASTERS Models are displayed - a ship, a locomotive and a tractor.

MODEL RAILWAY A complete miniature railway system.

MODEL AIRCRAFT COMPETITION RAF Cadets take part in model aircraft competition in Surrey.

FLOWER EGG SHELLS (aka EGGSHELL VASES) Woman makes mini flower pots out of eggshells and match sticks.

MODEL AIRCRAFT DISPLAY Air Chief Marshal Evill watches model aircraft show.

DOLLS HOUSES Insides and outsides of dolls' houses at an exhibition in Park Lane

CANDLESTICKS Anthony Alexander makes candlesticks out of cotton reels.

CHILDREN INSTRUCTED Group of boys about age 12 building model aeroplanes or gliders.

THAMES MODELS River Thames and famous landmarks recreated by model makers

SCHOOLBOY MODELER A 13 year old boy models the head of native chief Matomba out of clay

ERNEST THESIGER - EXPERT EMBROIDERER Sinister actor has hidden talents.

RAILWAY VICAR The Reverend Teddy Boston shows us his model train set, recreating a section of the Great Western Railway.

MODEL ENTERTAINMENT An item showing James Prior's model flour mill at work complete with 10 model mill hands.

INTRODUCING MISS TEA COSY Making Tea Cosy with Old Doll

CARDBOARD MODELS Wallis Rigby has designed model boats made of cardboard

GLASS CRAFT A novel method of making decorative pictures from tiny pieces of glass

FLOWER POTS FROM LOGS Young woman makes rustic flower pot from old log.

ARTIST AND BOAT MAKER Artist High Padwick paints and makes model boats.

FLOWERS THAT FADE NOT Paper Flowers / Flower Costumes

CAROLE CARR Carole Carr shows her collection of model aircraft in her Chelsea home.

DOLLS HOUSE Mr Mace makes a fully furnished dolls house with running water for his daughter Peggy

SOLDIER TOY MAKERS Soldiers make model airplanes.

FARMER'S COLLECTION OF VINTAGE ROLLS ROYCE'S AND BENTLEY'S

Senior Citizen Activities - Button Making

BIRDS Man calling to birds in a forest, woman talking to caged birds and a bird show.

OLD ARTS AROUND HUNGARY Handmade arts in Hungary.

MIXED MINIATURES Miniature Circus/Bird Tricks

TOY FAIR look at work at Airfix Factory, London.

EGGSHELL FLOWERS Woman making tulips out of eggshells.

BIG AND SMALL TRAIN MAKING Diesel train assembled at engineering factory and made in model form.

LACE MAKING The craft of lace making is demonstrated by an elderly woman.

POST CARD COLLECTION IN HUNGARY Dr Laszlo Petrikovics showing off his collection of postcards from all parts of the world.

MATCHSTICK MODELS 16 year old Harold Gough creates matchstick models of buildings.

MODEL RACING CAR MEET Electric model car race

BARRY ONO Comedian Barry Ono introduces us to his large collection of Victorian horror comics.

RADIO CONTROLLED MODELS Radio controlled models of boats and aircraft on show at Southend.

CHELSEA ANTIQUE FAIR Edward Heath looks at antiques including chess pieces and emeralds set in the shape of a cross.

STUDENT BUTTERFLY COLLECTORS IN HUNGARY

MAKING MASKS Art student sisters make paper mache masks of their favourite Hollywood film stars.

PICTURES WHILE YOU WAIT A little girl makes a picture of a cowboy by a transfer process.

TITANIA'S PALACE - A PLACE FOR THE FAIRIES An elaborate dolls house is shown - made by Sir Nevile Wilkinson in aid of charity.

MATCHBOX TOYS ARP warden from London who makes toys from matchboxes for bombed out kids.

MAKING SCENTED BAGS Processes involved in making potpourri then the "vanity bags" which contain it.

INTERNATIONAL HANDICRAFTS EXHIBITION Carved tusk, Moroccan handbag, Hungarian dolls, model planes & battleship 'Missouri'.

MODEL CATHEDRAL Tom Ingledew works on his impressive 4 foot high model cathedral made from firewood.

M'LADY'S GARTER Making Decorated Garters

CAVE ARTIST a cave artist at work.

MISS FLORA '67 Beauty contest in Prague, Czechoslovakia for the title of Miss Flora '67.

Senior Citizen Activities - Button Making

THE MODEL MAKERS - A SUNDERLAND INDUSTRY Miniature Shipbuilding

HORSE BRASS A large collection of horse trophies and horse badges on display.

THE BIRD HUNT - A TEXAS ADVENTURE Various birds in flight in Texas, two ornithologists observe whilst drinking what looks like cider.

MAKING WOOL FROM CATS FUR

MODEL SHIPS Model maker Duncan Haws shows Pathe his collection.

MODEL YACHTS Item describing how model yachts are made.

FINE FEATHERS Making Flowers from Feathers

MODEL ENGINES A look at clever working scale models of engines, cars and airplanes.

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MAJOR H.O.D. SEGRAVE Motor racing celebrity Major Segrave is seen playing with his model railway.

NEEDLEWORK CHURCH A remarkable model church made entirely of fabric.

FATHERS FOOTSTEPS Mary, artist daughter of music hall star Little Tich, shows off her statuettes and sketches.

MODEL RAILWAY Captain Rodgers shows us his detailed model railway and dock.

PAPER DOLLS Mrs Dorothy Rogers makes a paper doll of Queen Elizabeth I.

VANITY UNLIMITED Painting designs on clothes and hats.

SOUVENIR WALKING STICK A walking stick is covered with souvenir badges from a hike in Switzerland.

THE WINDMILL (REDUCED VERSION) Miniature Windmill

YEMENITE EMBROIDERY Traditional embroidery techniques are shown - ornate silver

MODEL RAILWAY Sir George Julius shows off his working models including trains and boats in aid of Red Cross.

MIXED MINIATURES Miniature Circus/Bird Tricks

WOOD CARVER Mr Robert Walton carves politicians, animals and fairy tale characters in wood.

MATCHSTICK MODELS Mr Bridgeford makes various models out of matchsticks including famous ships.

DONKEY SCULPTOR Ramsgate donkey man carves decorative objects out of chalk he collects at the beach.

CHARLES CREED Top fashion designer Charles Creed is seen at his hobby of paintin

SUNKEN SHIP RELICS ON SHOW Relics displayed in a Sydney store from the clipper Catherine Adamson sunk in 1857.

QUEEN ELIZABETH MODEL Mr Woolley shows us his model of the ship "Queen Elizabeth".

SILHOUETTES Woman Makes Silhouette Picture

MAKING BIRDS HOMES Craftsmen build twee little homes for birds - lots of painted roofs and little doors and windows.

STUDENT BUTTERFLY COLLECTORS IN HUNGARY

ANOTHER NOVELTY FOR EVE - BEAD BUTTERFLIES Making Beaded Ornaments

MODEL MONASTERY Sydenham School boys making model monastery out of cardboard.

POTTER'S MUSEUM A Museum dedicated to small stuffed animals in tableaux.

THE SUPREME MODELLER Preacher Builds Model of Wembley Stadium

MODEL TRAINS Model trains being made - carriages are cast in plastic, rest is done by hand.

WOOD TOYS Inventor Percy Robinson demonstrate his device for boring tiny holes in wood - helps him to make miniature wooden toys.