Inventions Footage - WPA Film Library

Inventions

ANTI-ICING PASTE FOR AEROPLANES (on sleeve as ANTI - ICING PASTE FOE) (aka CROYDON) 'Kilfrost' antifreeze is applied to passenger plane, the inventor talks to a

BOMB FIRE EXTINGUISHER New fire extinguishing bombs put fire out instead of starting it.

GRAVITY POWER William Skinner of Miami demonstrates his gravity power machine.

Plastic Windshield

Hat Invention

Testing The Ejection Seat For Starfighter Jet

VTOL XM-2 Skycar

Laser Transmission

Inventions Are Showcased

Electric Car Inovations

LATEST BOMB DESTROYERS Eccentric device for deflecting bombs - looks like whirling outsized house mop.

Russian Helicopters

Rail Transportation Dawn Of A New Era

Anyone For A Tour Of The Sea - two-man submarine

News in Brief: Sea Plow

WATCH THE WHITE LINE A new machine paints the white lines down the middle of the road.

News in Brief: Body Armor

News in Brief: Double Screen TV

Diver Uses Tool for Cutting Un

TELEPRINTER A telegram is typed on a teleprinter machine in London, and is printed out in Edinburgh.

THE CAR PARKING MACHINE Amazing vertical Car Parking Machine in Chicago.

Wheel Weirdos: Sunday Drivers Need Not Applay

What's New? 1-Man 'Copter; Unsinkable Boat

TAKING A CHANCE Woman demonstrates a new diving suit

Pedpulator Primary Balance Experiment

Copter Record

Accurate Prophet: Jules Verne Foresaw 20th Century Advance

Fuel Cell Truck - Electrical

Cryo-Care (Suspended Animation Equiptment)

Airboats

Robot

Air Pollution

Remote Controlled Tractor Shovel

Test Radical Plane: Craft Combines Rotor And Prop

THE FLAPPER Early flying machine is demonstrated.

Gadget Pageant: Patient Office Marks 175th Anniversary

Life-Line For Downed Pilots

AIDS FOR A BETTER LIFE Silly suggestions for making everyday 'annoyances' better eg portable parkometer.

Electric Sitar

Inventions

A New Life Boat

Self Propelled Water-Skiers

"Shoes" For Walking On Water

144 Cars stored in space for six! - novel device intended to relieve traffic and parking problems.

Inventors perfect new auto-boat!

Invent odd gymnastic device!

The World Of Sports - Futuristic Car

Curious Gadgets Demonstrated At Inventor's Show

"Flying Egg" Plane Demonstrated As New Air Fuvver

Handles For Dogs The Newest Idea In Pet Protection

Aero-Bike Almost Gets Off Ground But Not This Time

Highway Safety Fence

Jet Engine For Trucks

New Chute Techniques

Gadgets Galore - Inventors Show-Case

SQUEEZING FOR SAFETY Wind Tunnel Through House

Radio Controls Target Plane

Bronze Building

Amphibious Motorcycle Works Well

Video Phone Demonstrated

Bicycle Built For Two

The New Belt People Conveyer

Land Cruiser - Giant Trucks Tread Lightly Over Ground

TRAINED FINGERS Machines for Violinist's Fingers

A CHAIR NOVELTY Folding Chair

News in Brief: Space Suit.

Automatic Factory. Early Computer Automation

Vanguard Fired: Good Try-But No Orbit

A NOVEL FOLDING-UMBRELLA - EXPLAINED BY MISS HEATHER THATCHER New Folding Umbrella

PORTABLE PETROL STATIONS Portable Gas Station

FOR GOLFERS Two men in swimsuits demonstrate a diving helmet used when rescuing golf balls from a pool.

THE GATE CRASHER New automatic gate that opens and closes to allow cars to pass through.

GADGETS FOR EVE New Inventions - Domestic, Music, Smoking

THE WEIGH OF ALL FLESH Turkish Bath at Home

Windmill Used in Irrigation

EVE IN THE SWIM Weird Channel Crossing Devices (Cartoon)

THE MASSAGE ROBOT Electric Massage Suit

WHEELABOUT NOVELTIES Wheeled Baby Chair & New Pram

THE CASE IS ALTERED Fold-up Table and Seats & Picnic Case

Submarine Escape

Mechanical Burro -The New 'Rolligon"

Sail Cycle Skims Sands

MANS TRAP A man trap is shown - it is two centuries old but still works - two others are also demonstrated.

Stanford Unversity Has Cancer Gun

Hospital Pocket Sized Walkie-talkies

The Baby Rhino

New Safety Glass With Better Vision

MANY INVENTIONS New inventions including tennis racket with detachable handle & electric iron which turns into hot plate.

Jet Helicopter Experimental

THE ROBOT DOOR Automatic Door for Waitresses Carrying Trays

News in Brief: Tokyo Bed Show

Instant Banana Peel

The Laugh Parade Of 1936 - Goofy Gadget

ICE ON THE BRAIN Device which goes inside hats to keep the wearer cool in hot weather.

Airplane Parachute Lands Craft Safely From 6500 Foot Drop

Turbo-Boat

Fire Extinguisher

Bell X-22 V/STOL Research Plane

Satellite 1950's

Small Plane Landing Gear Is Replaced By Caterpillar Traction Gear

Germany Inventors And New Gimmicks

Flame-Resistant Paint

Poultry Industry - Best Dressed Chicken

'Sub' Escape Device Tested

'No-Hands Helicopter'

Automatic Bowling Pin Setter

Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Project 16 Year Old Inventor

The Electronic Brain In An Automatic Robot Elevator

The Thing That Does Nothing Ala Rube Goldberg

Twenty-five Years Ago

New Typewriter On Display

Twenty-five Years Ago

Giant Reflector Collects Solar Rays

Inflateable Air Plane

SUN TENT Sun Tents Shut out Breeze on Beach

SUN SAUCER Sun-Gathering Dish Speeds Up Tanning

SAFETY CAPSULE Oil Rig Escape Capsule

MOBI ONE CAR Car with 4 Wheel Steering

GPO TRAINING Telephone Company's New Inventions

MECHANICAL SCARECROW A mechanical scarecrow travels round the field scaring the birds.

TRIPLEX DEMONSTRATION Triplex safety glass goes through various tests at research centre.

POWERBOAT SIMULATOR People try out powerboat simulator

News in Brief: The Water Broom.

INVENTORS EXHIBITION Lots of new handy gadgets on show at the Inventors' Exhibition.

KISS OF LIFE INVENTION Invention Aids Resuscitation

AUTO VALET Automated Dry-Cleaner Dispenser

NET A THIEF Thief Catching Net Invention

Coast-To-Coast Via Moon.

Twenty-five Years Ago

Hovercraft Skims Waves

Cardiac Pace-setter

Avant Garde Automation

Twenty-five Years Ago Today.

25 Years Ago

Twenty-five Years Ago

Amphibious Helicopter In Debut

Grapefruit Mask

Speed Trap

Students Spoof Science

Happy Birthday! Universal Pictures

Twenty Five Years Ago - Early Space Probe ?

All you need is a Kick in the Pants

One-Man Gyro-copter

How To Run A Railroad

Twenty-five Years Ago

Unsinkable Lifeboat.

Unveil New Atom Generator.

25 Years Ago Today

Smog Helmet Is Snug

Six-wheel 'Runabout'

Twenty-five Years Ago Today

News In Brief. Tough-terrain Truck.

Engineer Research & Development Laboratories

News in Brief: California, Wingless Plane.

Merry Musical Mechanics

First Model Bird Or The Ornithoper

Autumn Fair Showcases New Household Devices

Hydro-Glider

Remote Control: Radio Lawnmower Everyman's Dream

Jumbo On Wheels

Kayak Skier Shoots Rapids

Pigeon Hole Parking Elevator

News in Brief: Italy, Self-lighting Cigarette

Laugh Parade of 1936 - Queer Strato Plane

Amazing Cotton Picking Machine is Demonstrated

Machine Gun For Tear Gas Shells Is Demonstrated

Amazing 'Dynasphere' Invention Startles Transport Industry

Startling Invention Brings $1,000,000 Annual Savings To Industry

Rail-auto makes successful run!

New Highway Construction

Autogiro Invention

New Type Combat Car Tested

New Gun Shoots Fireballs

Amphibious Auto Takes to Water Like A Duckling

Shoot rapids on skis! - water walkers defy whirlpools in new sport.

Spectators Escape Death As Rocket Car Expoldes In Trials

Inventor Finishes Odd Air-line Model After Year's Labor

THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS Interesting item charting the progress of photography on the 105th birthday of the camera.

THE GARAGE RAY An inventor demonstrates his device that automatically opens garage doors.

Oddities In Today's News

Guggenheim Tests Prove Wing-slot device best

LABOUR SAVING INVENTION FOR COTTON MILLS Automata Ulo-Fono. New inventions to save labour in cotton mills.

EMETT'S COMPUTER A mechanical 'computer' is seen in action as inventor Roland Emett adds the finishing touches.

MOTOR WAYS THIEF PROOF CAR Fabulous film showing "crooks" trying to steal a "thief proof" car.

SKELETON TAILOR New Measuring Device, 1949

DONKEY BIKE A new style of bicycle is ridden around London.

Alexander Graham Bell Re-Creation

Alexander Graham Bell

Wacky Aviation

Wacky Flying Machine & Car Crashes

AUSTRIA TRIES OUT NEW SOUND DETECTOR Austrian army tests out air attack early warning sound detector system.

THE MICRO RAY A micro-ray receiver (or similar) is placed on top of the building and demonstrated.

THE â€œAUTOMATICâ€ PILOT IS HERE NOW! A new design of Automatic Pilot is demonstrat

TOTALISATOR A totalisator forecasts and issues combinations for dog races.

OUTBOARD CYCLE A man attaches a small motor to his bicycle to save him pedalling everywhere.

CYCLE MASTER small engine that attaches to back wheel of ordinary bicycle

CAR ROOF BED An interesting camping idea.

UNDERGROUND GARAGE A car is lowered to an underground garage from the front garden of a suburban house.

INFLATABLE GARAGE (aka INFLATED GARAGE)

SOLAR ENERGY Solar-powered car and train set are demonstrated

NO HANDS The Road Research Laboratory carries out vital tests to increase car safety.

SLOT MACHINE - aka SLOT MACHINE AGE A look at the marvellous invention of the vending machine.

THE CARABOOT Fabulous caravan and boat attached to a Mini goes for a day out by the river.

LORRY ANTI-JACKNIFE DEVICE A new device prevents trucks from jack-knifing when they come to a sudden halt.

ARISTOCRAT BIKE New fold up bicycle in use

SCOOTER TENT Great invention - a tent that is constructed on the side of a scooter.

DUO-PEDS Groovy new invention - the Duoped - may replace roller-skates some day?

ROAD RESEARCH Road safety research conducted by using some quirky looking constructions and some 'children's toys'.

MINI TRACTOR A versatile mini tractor uses various attachments such as a mower and a rake to make gardening easier.

AUTO PARKING AUTOMATIC An automatic car parking device is demonstrated in Washington DC.

STOP! - NEW DISC BRAKE Policemen at Hendon examine latest safety innovation - Disc Brakes.

CURVED WINDSCREEN New curved windscreens demonstrated in London.

CROSSING INDICATOR New pedestrian crossing indicator, London.

AUTO PUMP A pump for flat tyres is demonstrated

FORK LIFT TRUCK (aka LORRY LIFT) A new fork lift truck demonstrates how easily it can pick up a truck

ESCALATOR New escalator at Piccadilly Circus underground station, London.

DOUBLE-DECK TRAIN New type of double-decker railway carriage at Marylebone Station.

WEED KILLING TRAIN A special train sprays weedkiller along the tracks as it goes. Nottingham.

ROUGHOMETER A roughometer measures the irregularities in the road surface.

"SMASH ... BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO GRAB"! Demonstration of new anti theft device - throw a brick through a window and a shutter falls down.

AUTOMATIC WATERING AT SUNNINGDALE GOLF COURSE Sunningdale golf club being watered automatically.

CRAZY HOUSE A female acrobat, inventor of water razor, and man with detachable shirt sleeves feature here.

GYRO BIKE FAILS TO TAKEOFF People watch as man fails to take to the air in his strange gyrobike contraption.

MOTORISED BATH Engineering students invent a motorised bath

SNOGOMETER Brilliant invention measures the power of teenage snogging.

PNEUMATIC TYRE SUCCESSOR A new form of tire is tested

WATER SAIL Barmy story shows a woman pretending to be a yacht in a swimming pool.

SWIMMING AID Man demonstrates new motorised swimming aid in a pool

AERO-PROPELLED SKI Russian invention propels skier across snow by means of a motor on worn on the back.

REMOTE CONTROLLED LAUNCH Remote controlled launch is tested off coast of Portsmouth, Hampshire.

DEEP SEA ESCAPE Royal Navy test new escape suits for submarine crews.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 87) Radio voters in New York.

QUICK SAVERS Film about a new fast opening parachute.

"IT WON'T BURN" Inventor Major Robert Van Rolleghem demonstrates his plane safety device.

SPEED ... SPEED ... ALWAYS MORE SPEED! Demonstration of retractable landing gear on civil aircraft.

NEW RNLI LIFEJACKET DEMONSTRATED New type of life jacket demonstrated in London.

THE RADIO PATROL Morse code messages are sent to a police car when a woman is mugged

WEATHER SATELLITE STATION Hawker Siddley's new weather satellite station

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 52 - ALL ABOARD FOR SUNSHINE Glamour girls in swimsuits inflate a tent and model crushable cotton sun hats in the studio.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 92) A torch fits in gas mask boxes for the blackout.

INVENTORS' COUNCIL Inventors' Council in Washington DC looks at models of new tanks and guns.

NOVELTIES FROM US INVENTIONS CONGRESS Novelties from American inventions congress include slimming machine and cigar lighter.

MINIATURE MOTORING Men demonstrate a miniature car - they take it for ride around Piccadilly Circus.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 28) an egg-sorting machine

UNDERWORLD HEROES The Ilkeston Mines Rescue Squad in training and on a practice exercise.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 37) A telescopic umbrella

EPIDEMICS IN INDIA'S EARTHQUAKE AREA Britain is sending water purifying devices to India's earthquake area to prevent epidemics.

A MECHANICAL DATAS Sir Frederick Wall starts the new machine which answers questions at the push of a button.

TWISTED LIGHT A dentist uses tubes of Lucite to direct light into a patient's mouth for examination.

ARTIFICIAL LUNG A young boy uses a new breathing apparatus - an artificial lung.

PLANE SAFETY Airplane flying by radio location finding - early radar?

THE DYNASPHERE ... ITS OTHER NAME IS "JUMBO"!THE DYNASPHERE ... ITS OTHER NAME I

'THE DYNASPHERE" ... A ONE-WHEEL-FOUR-SEATER A demonstration of the Dynasphere -

THE LOUD SPEAKER a loud speaker which is replacing the megaphone at big gatherings.

93 MILES PER HOUR AT TIMES! (aka 95 MILES PER HOUR) Views of new design of diese

ROBOT Excellent footage of radio controlled robot

QUINTICYCLE The Jewell family enjoys a day out on family bike known as the Quinticycle in Finchley.

RADIO CYCLIST Arthur Newman fixes a radio to his bicycle so he can tune in whilst cycling

SLIDING DOOR CAR Footage of of new sliding door car, London.

WATER CYCLE Quirky invention: a bicycle that can be ridden on water.

ARMCHAIR CYCLIST Engineer Russell Searle takes his 'armchair' bicycle out for a spin.

AUTOMATIC CYCLE PUMP Inventor F. J. Camm demonstrates device that pumps tires whilst cycling.

STACATRUC Handy Stacatruc lifts parked cars out of their spaces when they are stuck.

A CAMERA INTERVIEW WITH LORD GORELL Lord Gorell talks about the future for mankind after recent inventions.

THE CHOOSE YOUR OWN SOUND PIANO Peggy demonstrates a new "radio-piano" that can simulate the tone of many instruments.

BMC STRIKE British Motor Corporation motor car strike starts; unions oppose automation in factories.

WORKING MODEL OF THE KAISER Wacky model of the Kaiser which looks like a man in a suit of armour. Is made to move by remote control - excellent!

RADIO LOCATION INVENTOR TALKS Inventor of radar Robert Watson Watt makes appeal for more radiolocation operators.

... OTHERWISE IT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS! Scientists spend lots of time working o

CHEAPER TELEPHONES! Postmaster General Sir Kingsley Wood shows off a new system for telephones.

MINI RADAR BREAKTHROUGH The world's smallest radar set

NEW MACHINE INVENTION Inventor Patrick Howden presents his newest invention.

ROBOT LAWN MOWER Pat Alley demonstrates his remote control garage door and device for mowing entire lawn.

DOME POOL An inflatable plastic dome with adjustable temperature can be used to cover outdoor swimming pools.

ROBOT ART The electronic sculptures or 'happy machines' built by artist Jean Tinguely are on display in London.

THE DOG DAYS ARE HERE. Automatic dog feeding machine and Alsatian caring for a baby deer.

ANIMAL CARRIAGE Graham Wallace takes his two dogs out in a special sidecar attached to his bicycle.

PIG REARER Piglets feed from automatic milk machine at experimental farm.

EJECTOR SEATS Trials of ejector seat

ARMY INNOVATIONS Presentation of weird and 'useful' inventions of the British Army.

HELTER SHELTER Footage of exhibition in London for ideas of what to do with old air raid shelters.

STOP AT NOTHING TANKS Swimming Centurions and underwater jeeps are demonstrated at Chertsey.

WALKING MACHINE Man stands high up and enables a machine to move when he moves.

SARBE BEACON A man is rescued from a dinghy at sea with the help of 'Search And Rescue Beacon Equipment'.

HOVER SCOOTER Demonstration of a hover scooter from America on land and water

HOVER STRETCHER New device, the Hover Stretcher, is used to carry two 'patients' across a dusty field.

HOVERBATS New hover vehicles are tried out on a field and lake in Apethorpe

BUILDING BY HELICOPTER Modern methods at a building demonstration on Tyneside.

USA FLYING BOAT An American inventor proves that a skiff needn't stick to the water.

ROBOT GANGWAY A built-in airliner gangway which unfolds and stows away itself.

AIR COOLED SUITS Air cooling suits in trial at RAF base in Farnborough in Hampshire.

BABY CAGE A balcony cage stops a young child falling out of the window.

CARRYCOT PRAM Mr Derek from Portsmouth makes foldable carrycot pram which family caries everywhere.

"KOOMBE" FURNITURE Footage of the the new combined bed / cabinet being demonstrated

INVENTOR Benjamin Thomas shows his inventions including toothpaste squeezer and pipe lighter.

RADIO BABY SITTER Nice item about how neighbour can baby sit from own home with help of radio.

STAIR CLIMBING PRAM New eight wheel prom can climb stairs without bumping.

WALKIE PEN A baby gives baby walking device a trial run

BABY CHICKS (aka FRYING PAN CHICKS) Quirky item showing chicks being hatched in an electric frying pan.

LAYING TRAP NEST A special device traps a hen and collects the eggs it has laid before releasing it

HEN SPECTACLES bizarre idea of spectacles for hens

LUXURY CARABUS A novel combination of caravan and coach contains lots of home comforts for an enjoyable journey on the road.

NECESSITY THE MOTHER OF INVENTION Inventiveness takes over the British as things become scarce in wartime.

FIRE RESEARCH An informative item about research into the spread of fire in modern tower blocks.

TV TRAFFIC CONTROL (aka DURHAM) New TV traffic control system installed in Durham - the first in the world!

ROBOT CAR PARK New automatic 'Zidpark' car park demonstrated in Southwark, London.

TV SCREEN LINKED TO DOORBELL new TV security system linked to doorbell of flats.

CENTRAL HEATING Short film promoting gas central heating in private residences.

FOLDING CARAVAN Man and woman demonstrate scooter trailer tent.

DINING ROOM Tiny living room that can be instantly transformed into the dining room.

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

HOMES WHILE YOU WAIT A couple watching men building their new house made of port

DREAM OF TOMORROW Newest automatic washing machine on display.

RIDEAWALL People have fun on the rideawall which spins around at 60 miles per hour.

BEAT THE BANDIT Film about some bizarre crime prevention devices. Brilliant!

RAIDERS' NIGHTMARE A new anti-raider device, 'Operation Skunk', is seen in action on two rather elderly highwaymen.

SUNLIGHT POWERS CAR! Dr. Charles Escoffery demonstrates his new sunlight powered car. London.

SUBMARINE ESCAPE EXERCISE Submarine escape equipment demonstrated at Loch Fyne by Royal Navy.

FIRE FOAM DEMONSTRATION Demonstration of new type of firefighting foam in Basildon, London.

LIFTING APPARATUS Bedford fire brigade demonstrate new inflatable apparatus for lifting up crashed cars.

PAINT BEATS FIRE New fire resisting process demonstrated to public.

HOT NEWS - FIREPROOF SUITS Fireproof suits tested in Philadelphia.

FIRE RESEARCH Research into flammable materials is carried out at Elstree in Hertfordshire.

FIRE DEMONSTRATION Continental buyers see a fire demonstration on a Durasteel fireproof door.

THE MELLATRON Personalities Eric Robinson & David Nixon introduce us to the musical instrument the Mellatron

SLOT AGE - aka SLOT MACHINE AGE a song from Sandra Barry.

INSTANT SCULPTURE A bust of Graham Hill's head is made by an automated sculpting machine.

HUMAN BIKES Brilliant 'pedi-cycle' (wheels strapped to ankles) cross-country race in Paris.

THE TOTE TO BE LEGALISED Mechanisation and electrical machinery are introduced to monitor betting tax.

EMETT'S IDEAL HOME Comic strip style inventor presents totally insane construction - automatic home. Excellent!

FURNITURE EXHIBITION (aka MODELS) An introduction to the very latest in labour saving devices on display in Earls Court.

HOMES TO BE (aka IDEAL HOMES EXHIBITION) The Ideal Homes Exhibition gives a glimpse of gadgets that will make life easier in the future.

MISS HONEYWELL Robot girl Miss Honeywell demonstrates computer equipment at an Olympia Exhibition.

OUTDOOR SEATS An exhibition of outdoor seats

FURNITURE EXHIBITION Space saving furniture exhibition

MOVABLE WARDROBE wardrobe with wheels

KITCHEN GADGETS new kitchen implements being demonstrated.

INVENTIONS A.M. Low and Edwin Solomon give demonstration of their inventions

FURNITURE EXHIBITION Latest ideas in furniture designs are seen at the British Furniture Exhibition.

HOSPITAL KITCHEN kitchen for disabled at King's College Hospital

KITCHEN GADGETS New Kitchen utensils being demonstrated.

SLUMBERLAND BED A promotional film for a fully automated bed of the future which now looks very strange.

HOLLAND'S IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION Ideal Homes exhibition in Amsterdam, Holland.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION Queen Elizabeth II at 42nd Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, London.

HIGH BED IN LIVING ROOM Tony Secunda and his high bed in the living room

LATEST DOMESTIC GADGETS IN USA (aka LOS ANGELES) Latest inventions for improving home life are tested out in California.

FLOOR MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT New cleaning equipment demonstrated in London.

WORLD OF TOMORROW What the home may look like by the year 2000.

READING TESTS Reading speeds of students are increased at a reading clinic in New York.

PUSH BUTTON LOCK Push button locks at Olympia building exhibition in London.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH MAKES AWARDS AT THE DESIGN CENTRE Duke tours the Design Centre presenting awards to winners.

BRITISH EXHIBITION IN RUSSIA Opening of British Exhibition in Moscow, USSR.

IEA EXHIBITION The Instruments Electronics Automation Exhibition takes place at Olympia, London.

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING The latest designs and innovations in factory clothes at show in London.

THAXTED (part of WORLD NEWS). A mechanical elephant takes children for a ride.

BARLESS CAGE New cage made from glass

FARMYARD COMES TO TOWN At Smithfield Show in London, 1250 animals and 400 machines are displayed.

POCKET FAN Model wearing undies uses battery-powered electric pocket fan.

TRANSPARENT MIRROR A camera is placed on the other side of a mirror to film girls in a hat shop

NEW STYLE LIPSTICK Girl demonstrating all in one lipstick mirror.

HAIR DRIER A special cap worn under a scarf can dry the hair whilst you are out shopping.

AUTO MANNEQUINS Lifelike plastic mannequins rotate on the spot to show off the dresses.

ICE ON THE BRAIN Device which goes inside hats to keep the wearer cool in hot weather.

GOGGLE WIPERS woman wearing goggles with small wiper blades

UNSINKABLE SWIMSUITS Unsinkable swimsuits and underwear are tested out by people in the river Thames.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - THIEF PROOF BAG

COLLAPSIBLE CARAVAN The 'Go Placer' collapsible caravan is seen in action in a field in Rickmansworth.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - COAL DUST EXPLOSION

A ZEPHYR PULLMAN A new American all steel train is presented to British audience.

MECHANICAL ELEPHANT Footage of mechanical elephant giving children a ride at Pickering Park in Hull.

CURIOSITY SHOP Collection of "and now for something completely different" things - and all for sale!

ELECTRONIC BLANKET Demonstration of Simmons electric blanket which keeps bed at same temperature all night.

ELECTRIC CAR Kenneth Smee drives his home-made electric car around Reading and then back home.

WASHING DEVICE Ingenious device invented by John Wolf to help his wife do the laundry

DISHMASTER New household appliances - early dishwasher and water disposal unit.

GARAGE ROBOT Saluting robot stands outside a petrol station in Stratford St Mary, Suffolk.

MAGNITOGORSK METALLURGICAL AND STEEL MILLS Good atmospheric shots of Soviet Steel workers in factory.

ELECTRONIC EXHIBITION IN ROME Various exhibits including a machine for the research of radio isotopes.

AUTOMATIC SHOP IN ROTTERDAM Nice footage of a woman in a revolutionary shop where everything is delivered by machine.

DEVELOPING THE LASER BEAM Men working on developing the laser beam in Germany.

IONOCRAFT MODEL DEMONSTRATION Inventor, Major Alexander de Seversky shows model of a new space vehicle - the Ionocraft.

MAGNARAIL INVENTION DEMONSTRATION Polgreen uses a prototype to demonstrate his magnarail invention.

AIDS FOR THALIDOMIDE CHILDREN An electric wheelchair is developed especially for thalidomide infants

FOG GUN A ray gun beaming radio signals activates fog lights on motorways.

NEW POLICE EQUIPMENT Early fax machines used by Sussex Police in Lewes to catch thief of stolen vehicle.

ROBOT SENSATION Good item showing robot in Innsbruck.

BRITAIN'S ROCKET DEFENCE Newly released pictures of Britain's latest ground-to-air defence rocket in action.

USA MISSILE First pictures of America's new defence against low flying raiders - Hawk missile.

LAUNCHING OF THE THOR MISSILE Various shots of American 'Thor' missile preparing for take off and shots of take off.

PUSH-BUTTON BULLS EYE Guns firing at radio-controlled plane, plane is hit and is brought down by parachute.

BLOODHOUND GUIDED MISSILE IS LAUNCHED AT WOOMERA A Bloodhound guided missile is tested against a pilotless Meteor jet in Australia.

RAF GET BLOODHOUND MISSILES The Royal Air Force try out their new Bloodhound anti-aircraft missiles.

MISSILE PREPARED A 'Thor' intermediate range ballistic missile is shown at it's launch base in Norfolk.

ATLAS MISSILE DESTROYED IN MID-AIR Atlas missile destroyed in mid-air explosion, Cape Canaveral.

NAVY'S NEW WEAPON Royal Navy's tests new missile Seacat.

REGULUS DELIVERS MISSILE MAIL Mail is delivered by a 'Regulus' guided missile.

SPACE TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY AT CAPE CANAVERAL Thor Able missile surrounded by steel framework, the actual take-off, and tracking the missile.

ATLAS MISSILE FLOWN A RECORD 9000 MILES Missile launched from Cape Canaveral.

THUNDERBIRD MISSILE TRIALS Thunderbird anti-aircraft missile tried out in Stevenage.

US STRENGTHENS MISSILE POWER American strengthens its missile power.

SKYBOLT'S SUCCESSOR - BLUE STEEL Blue Steel nuclear flying bomb is replacement for Skybolt.

TITAN TWO MISSILE BLOWS UP American Titan Two missile blows up.

US FORCES OPEN DAY America opens its barracks to the public during US Forces Open Day.

POLARIS A-3 LAUNCHED FROM SUBMARINE UNDERWATER A Polaris A-3 Intercontinental ballistic missile is test fired from the US Sub 'Andrew Jackson'.

MECHANICAL SEAGULL mechanical seagull being demonstrated by inventor William Howard

TURF DRIER turf drying machine in use on the Oval in Kennington, London.

MECHANICAL HANDS An invention for use in handling radioactive materials

ONE MINUTE NEWS - HOME HELP - ELECTRIC SHOE CLEANER Invention of an Electric Home Help machine.

LAND GIANT IN ACTION A massive grab digger is shown in action in a Corby Ironstone quarry.

RECORD WHITSUN Radio control lawnmower

SCENIC CHAIR LIFT OPENED IN VICTORIA Chair lift over woodland peninsula in Victoria.

NUCLEAR MANIPULATOR Operator and nuclear manipulator in action.

TRAVELIFT FOR BOATS A single-boat handling unit lifting a cruiser at Birdham Lock, near Chichester.

GIANT NUTCRACKER An automatic nut cracking machine shells cashew nuts.

AROUND BRITAIN - CAR PARK a new car parking device is demonstrated.

SPRING STOOL Stool with spring that moves with the person sitting on it.

BABY CAGE Baby Sallie and brother Paul Morris play in a cage outside their apartment window.

FOLDING PUSHCHAIR Mrs Hurst and Valerie demonstrate the latest folding pushchair.

ROBOT PLOUGH Driverless tractor pulls plough at farm in Zeeland, Holland.

FLYING BOMB IN FLIGHT

SUPERSONIC ROCKET Engineers working on supersonic rocket

SECRET WEAPONS IN US USA Tests Secret Weapons (Napalm bomb)

NAVY AEROBEE SOUNDING ROCKET American techs study Cosmic Rays with rockets.

US NAVY'S NEWEST ROCKET WEAPON Americans test their newest rocket weapon in New Mexico.

ROCKET FIRING SPITFIRE Rocket firing Spitfires at RAF gunnery school

ROCKET AID WING DESIGN A movie camera attached to a supersonic rocket reveals which wing shape works best.

Selected Originals - BELL X2 SPY PLANE (aka BELL X-2 ROCKET PLANE Material relating to newsreel story "Bell X2 Spy Plane (aka Bell X-2 Rocket Plane)" - 55/67.

MAN AND THE STARS - SECOND AMERICAN SATELLITE LAUNCHED America launches second satellite.

SPACE MOUSE American rocket scientists launch a mouse called Wickie into space.

ARMY FLEXES ITS MISSILE MUSCLES The American army shows off some of its short and medium range missiles.

BLOODHOUND SHOWS ITS PACES The Bloodhound anti-aircraft missile is undergoing final testing on range in Australia.

BLACK KNIGHT INTO SPACE Black Knight rocket is launched from the Woomera base in Australia.

JUPITER-C ROCKET SHOWN IN DETROIT Jupiter-C rocket with sky-scrapers in background. Traffic with rocket at the end of the street.

MOON NEXT TIME NASA scientists do early work on the Moon shot - with help from Jodrell Bank in England.

TEST FIRING OF AN EXPERIMENTAL ROCKET ENGINE An official film from the Ministry of Supply provided by the Central Office of Information.

CENTRE FOR NEW AGE OF MISSILES The US Air Force opens its first strategic missile base on the coast north of Los Angeles.

RUSSIAN REACTIONS OF THE FIRST EARTH PLANET First ever rocket to escape from the earth's gravity - Russian Lunik rocket.

US PIONEER IN ORBIT AROUND THE SUN Americans pioneer in orbit flight around the sun.

VANGUARD ROCKET IS WEATHER MAN Vanguard rocket fitted with weather data satellite to collect information on the weather.

18 CARATS IN SPACE American rocket Pioneer IV takes off on trip to orbit round the sun.

FRENCH ENTER ROCKET FIELD French rocket 'Veronique' takes off from Sahara Desert.

CAMERA ON YOUTHFUL ROCKETEERS High school boys making model rockets on field under supervision of the military experts.

SPACE MONKEYS MEET PRESS Space travelling monkeys on display at Nasa press conference.

ROCKETS THAT NEVER MISS Anti tank rocket demonstration

RUSSIAN ANIMALS WHICH WERE SHOT INTO SPACE AND RETURNED ON SHOW Press conference with the Russian animals recently returned from space.

STUDENT WINS 1,000 DOLLAR ROCKET SOCIETY AWARD Winner of Rocket Society awards visits exhibition of rockets

MAN AND MONKEY TRAIN FOR SPACE FLIGHT John Glen expresses outline for putting man in space during training process.

ATLAS MISSILE EXPLOSION A test explosion by NASA checks safety systems for Atlas rockets.

Space Capsule Presented To Smithsonian...

SATELITE LAUNCHING WITH ATOMIC BATTERIES First satellite with nuclear-powered instruments launched by US Navy at Cape Canaveral.

SATURN ROCKET SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHING Successful launching of Saturn rocket in Florida, USA.

GLENN'S RANGER ROCKET LAUNCHING Astronaut John Glenn prepares for space travel, excellent shots of rocket taking off.

RANGER FOUR HITS MOON AND SATURN FIRED Beautiful lift-off shots of Ranger IV and Saturn rockets.

SPACE MANOUVERING UNIT DEMONSTRATED - OHIO A mechanic straps on the self-manouvering unit and demonstrates its purpose.

FRIENDSHIP 7 ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA American space capsule "Friendship Seven" arrives in Australian to be displayed in Sydney.

GET ROCKET, GO PLACES Australians get to see a one-man rocket powered flying backpack.

WHEELITIS Strange new motor wheel invention is demonstrated

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Unidentified flying objects turn out to be students' hoax.

SUN SATELLITE The 0S03 sunlight satellite shown in the laboratory and launched into orbit

FRANCE RECEIVED TELSTAR Television pictures are beamed from France to USA by Telstar satellite.

UK1 ROCKET PREPARATIONS Good material of the UK1 rocket being hoisted up into gantry, good CU shots of satellite.

RANGER III BUILD UP FOR MOON ATTEMPT Cape Canaveral, Florida, prepares for the trip to the moon.

MODEL OF SATELLITE IN ORBIT Various shots of a light, representing the UK1 satellite, circumnavigating a globe.

EARTH SCANNING SATELLITES FIRED A US meteorological satellite will aid hurricane detection as it circles earth every 100 minutes.

FIRST AERIAL RECOVERY OF SPACE CAPSULE Another advance in space race for America with capsule from Discoverer Fourteen satellite.

SPACE CAPSULE IS CAUGHT IN MID AIR American space researchers catch a capsule from a satellite in a plane.

BALLOON SATELLITE IS LAUNCHED INTO SPACE President Eisenhower's message inaugurates powerful new US communications satellite.

PRESIDENT EISENHOWER CONGRATULATES ON NOSE CONE RECOVERY First-ever object recovered from space opens the way to manned space flights for USA.

US LAUNCHES NEW SATELLITE New Explorer Seven satellite is launched on Army Juno Two rocket.

SUN SATELLITE SETS RADIO RECORD Pioneer V sun satellite is launched into orbit around the sun.

SOVIET SPUTNIKS ON SHOW TO PUBLIC Big queues form outside the exhibition of Russian space satellites in Prague.

NEWS FROM AMERICA - PADDLEWHEEL SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED

THE TENNIS ROBOT Footage of a tennis player demonstrating how the new Tennis Robot machine works, Australia.

RADIO HAT A man at a bus stop tries out the new invention of the Radio hat.

ANOTHER GOOD IDEA GOES WRONG Inventor Maurice Porier shows off his rocket pla

SEA SICKNESS ABOLISHED! An Italian liner shows off a new stabilising device to c

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - POSTAL ROCKET PLANE EXPERIMENT

REVOLUTIONARY ELECTRICAL INVENTION A Dublin man has devised a new battery to pow

PATHE CAMERAMEN GO ANYWHERE Pathe cameramen go inside the S4 submarine to film naval personnel trying out new lifesaving breathing apparatus.

CRIME PREVENTER Pistol that squirts dye at muggers and pickpockets.

MODERN BRICKLAYING An invention by John Lambert distributes mortar along a wall enabling bricks to be laid quickly.

WEED CUTTER Footage of weeds being cut in Norfolk.

THE STUDENT'S DALEK (aka ROBOT BOOK SELLER) An item about a remote controlled robot used to sell student rag magazines in Coventry.

FIRE PROOF PLANE DEMONSTRATED IN FRANCE

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BIRD-LIKE PLANE TRIES TO FLY

LIFE RISKED TO PROVE THEORY Intrepid inventor makes a parachute jump from an airship.

EDISON 81 - and still inventing. Inventor Thomas Edison celebrates his 81st birthday and shows us a new lighting system.

SITTING AROUND Woman uses shooting stick to sit around the town.

ZOOMERANG Young women have fun with a zoomerang

WINDSCREEN WASHER Wally Row demonstrates his Trico windscreen washer

ROLLS ROYCE CAR Raymond Way shows off his Rolls Royce with mod cons - including bar and electric razor.

SLAPPING UP CHARM Women receiving beauty treatment.

SWIMSUITS (aka Slimwear) Women show off latest slimming clothing whilst doing the house work

PRAM CAR New pioneering tram is put to the test

MOBILE FORGE mobile forge is used for making horse shoes for large horse

HERE'S HOPPING - OLD AND NEW. Footage of new mechanical hop picking machine. Kent.

Selected Original - HOP PICKING. Material relating to newsreel story "Here's hopping - old and new" - 50/76.

NEW CRANE rail mounted tower crane at work on building site

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

MORALE RAISER Funny story about a morale raising device in use at restaurant

POTATO PEELER Footage of inventor Philip Phillips demonstrating his new potato peeler in London.

COMBINED TABLE AND CHAIRS Table with seats attached to its legs save space in London's restaurant.

SILENT BUTLER Safe on house that tradesmen place their deliveries in, housewife then collects them from inside.

REMFLEX COPIER copying machine in use at an office

ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIBER Joyce Macgram operates electronic transcriber

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES MACHINE Inventor E.W. Davies and his machine that plays noughts and crosses.

BEAUTY IN GLASS Actress Celia Lipton and mother visit exhibition "home of future

FROST FAN Footage of anti-frost fan in use in orchard in Royston, Hertfordshire

MECHANICAL SPADE New spade with mechanical prongs makes digging the garden easier.

ELECTRICAL FISHING new electrical fishing equipment being used to lure fish into nets

ECHO FISHING Fishermen use special sound equipment to detect the fish in the sea.

THE PROSPECT BEFORE US Mr Gilbert shows off his latest invention - the collapsibe wardrobe.

ARMCHAIR BED Actress Riccy Chisolm demonstrates a headboard with armrests at the Ideal Home Exhibition.

NEW FURNITURE Footage of innovative furniture being demonstrated.

PRESTO-PAK TABLE multi purpose table as demonstrated

REVOLVING BARBER Barber Eddie McConville demonstrates a new invention that allows him to sit down on the job.

NEW TYPE CRANE New type of mobile crane

CLOTHES HOIST Footage of new rotary washing line

ROTARY DRYER A woman demonstrates new devices for drying and ironing clothes.

PORTER'S BENCH Footage of Porter using a Porters' bench to have a rest

MINIATURE CAMERA Amazing miniature camera that is only three quarters of an inch in height,

SUN REFLECTOR Aluminium foil is used to help promote a suntan and to help keep picnic food cool.

MECHANISED EXERCISE Glamour girls in stilettos demonstrate the latest equipment at a new mechanised gym.

SAFETY STRAPS Construction and pylon workers can keep themselves safe with a new device.

HOVER BARROW New invention, the Hoverbarrow, is demonstrated on a wet and muddy work site

INDUSTRIAL CRANE PICKS UP EGG (aka CRANE AND EGG) Impressive stunt by experienced crane operator - picking up an egg without breaking it.

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

TV TELEPHONE An item about a futuristic form of communication.

FLU SUIT People wearing special flu and radiation suits on the cold streets of Hamburg, Germany.

JENSEN OFFICE CAR

BUSINESS EFFICIENCY EXHIBITION The latest developments in business technology on display

PRINCE PHILIP OPENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXHIBITION Prince at telecommunications exhibition at Design Centre, London.

AUTO BANK KIOSK New Auto Bank service in Oxford Street, London.

ROBOT GASWORKS New robot gasworks at Saltley, West Midlands.

LIGHT FOOTED LORRY A new American 7 ton truck that goes over its inventor without hurting him.

EJECTOR SEAT GETS ROCKET A new design of aircraft ejector seat is tests in the Solent.

"ROBOTUGS" SPEED RAIL GOODS Footage of the new 'Robotug' at work on platform at Wolverhampton Station.

MALL LAMPS Movable lampposts for the Mall that can be removed for parades

AUTO PAGE TURNER A young girl in hospital is shown how to use an automatic page turner so she can read a book.

MEDICAL ENGINEERING John Bunyan demonstrates his engineering inventions which will help in medical world. Kent.

GETTING INTO A HUFF Lighthearted transportation in Australia take the form of 'Huffs' in aid of charity

NEW AIDS FOR SICK AND INJURED New medical inventions - inflatable splints and oxygen tent bed.

RAILWAY SIGNALS Inventor demonstrated his new signal safety device for railways.

FLOOD BUNGALOW Model bungalow designed to withstand flooding

MODEL CAR PARK New innovative design for car park of the future.

TRACTION ENGINE working model traction engine is demonstrated

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

WEMBLEY EXHIBITION Reel 2 Great footage of the Wembley Exhibition of 1925.

THE FACE OF THINGS - TO COME! Odd story about a talking robot with curly hair answering questions.

The Electric Washing Machine

Inventors Perfect New Auto Boat

SCHOOLBOYS EXHIBITION A flying saucer is among the exhibits at this year's Schoolboys Exhibition.

Hovercraft

A Vision of things to Come

Twenty-five Years Ago

Wingless Gyro Lands In Street

Prof. I.M Nuts Invented Newest Sleeve Protector

New Automatic Grocery Store Clerk Invented

Focus on the 30s

Glider Champion Tries Daring New Launching Device

Flying Butcher Shoots the Works In Rocket Glider

Fire Retardants

A New Kind of Plane

Optometrist develops new eye exercising machine

Autos Against Drunk Driving

French Set New Mode in Gracious Living

Underwater Exploration

NEWS FROM U.S.A. - SELF-INFLATING LIFEBOAT US Navy tests new safety device - self-inflating lifeboat.

“THE ROTOLACTOR” - HYGIENE’S LATEST An automatic milking machine is demonstrated

THE AIRPROP CYCLE improving bicycles by attaching a propellor to the rear

WINDING 'EM DOWN! A horse is attached a winch by a rope. As the horse walks the

COAL - - DRIVE! A tractor powered by charcoal and a car powered by wood chips.

SNOW MACHINE A look at new chemical mixture which creates snow on the stage

HYDRAULIC TAILBOARD A new hydraulic gate lift on a lorry saves time and energy in loading process. Park Royal.

FALL OF A FEATHER A giant amplifier exaggerates the sound of a falling feather millions of times over.

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

ROUNDAWHEEL Alfred Ryan pushes his small version of the Big Wheel down street

MIDGET RADIO A small auratone portable radio can be carried in the pocket and listened to anywhere.

FLAME THAT FREEZES (HOW A FRIDGE WORKS) Short film explaining how the refrigerator works.

MECHANICAL TORTOISE

News in Brief: Flying Water Bottles.

CARRY SAFE thief proof carry case

TUBELESS TIRES Tubeless tires are tested and demonstrated at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham.

ROBOT Excellent footage of radio controlled robot

FOLDING PUSHCHAIR Mrs Hurst and Valerie demonstrate the latest folding pushchair.

FURNITURE EXHIBITION Space saving furniture exhibition

REMFLEX COPIER copying machine in use at an office

CHAIR-CAR ! new two seater bicycle in Sweden.

THE IMPELLER new Impeller motor boat engine being demonstrated in Christchurch.

THE TORPEDO CAR ! new auto-tram

LIGHTNING - CHAINED! Machines which make "man-made lightning" are demonstrated.

THERE'S A FORTUNE IN IT! Animated diagrams illustrate some odd American inventions.

HERE AND THERE Workings of a huge railway clock and a new gadget for golf.

KITCHEN THINKS The latest kitchen gadgets are tried out in the studio.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 10 Queer things the world over. Odd things including an automatic garage door

A LONG DROP! A new parachute is tested on a dummy in America.

CHEATING DEATH! A cylinder on a submarine that takes a man to the surface in case of accidents.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 26 - AFTER THE BATHE IS OVER Fab item shows a bracelet containing everything a girl needs to repair her makeup after a swim.

THE WHEEL AND CATERPILLAR CAR Demonstration of a military armoured car that switches from wheels to caterpillar tracks.

THE FACE OF THINGS - TO COME! Odd story about a talking robot with curly hair answering questions.

SELF HELP A new method for turning trains on a turntable using the engine's own steam.

WASHING DAY! A new rotary clothes drier and puppies hung in socks on a washing line to dry.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 42 - A HAIR NOVELTY woman getting a new permanent wave with wireless 'heaters'.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 52 - ALL ABOARD FOR SUNSHINE Glamour girls in swimsuits inflate a tent and model crushable cotton sun hats in the studio.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 38) A versatile bathtub.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 42) A speedy German-built mail van and a cat market in Montmartre, Paris.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 53) Testing bullet-proof cloth

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 60) A 'rowing' tricycle.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 61) Woman takes toddler and dog to shops on tea trolley

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 73) Stories include a woman hanging parcels from her belt

BACK TO HOT AIR An Austrian engineer uses air and petrol to make his hot air balloon rise.

RADIO LIFEBOAT (aka SEA RESCUE) A remote controlled lifeboat, designed to reduce the risk to lifeguards, is tested out in Kent.

POSTMAN'S NIGHTMARE Post office sorting machine 'ELSIE' in action

TOY FAIR A selection of stands and exhibits from the British Toy Fair

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

GOLF TRAINER An item about Britain's first fully automated golf driving range.

BARGE LIFT A look at the Anderton Barge Lift which raises a barge 50 feet to the level of the next canal.

BOWLING MACHINE England cricketer Colin Cowdrey practises in his garden with the help of his bowling machine.

ROBOT GARDENING Great garden without sweating - demonstration of devices which make gardening simple.

HOVER STRETCHER New device, the Hover Stretcher, is used to carry two 'patients' across a dusty field.

THE ROBOT BATTLESHIP Radio-controlled battleship HMS Centurion is used for firing practice in the North Sea.

THE EMOTION MACHINE A man is wired up to a machine to test his emotional reactions. (similar to a lie detector)

LIFE SAVERS Men of the US Coastguard try out new minimalist life belts - very bizarre!

THE SUPER SLEEPER CAR Here we see a new car with a bed in the roof being tried out.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 134) New inventions: substance that stops bleeding

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 131) New inventions: explosive device from America

THE TOTE AT BRITISH RACE TRACKS Early demonstration of the mechanism behind horse racing's tote betting system.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 3) A coat for bank staff that sets off an alarm.

GOING DOWN A brief history of the diving suit, helmet and equipment used for reaching the seabed.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 42) bread slicing machine.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 35) Radio in a walnut

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 35) pub periscope

POWDER MAGIC Harry Rubin mixes up a special powder that can be either hot or cold.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 142) A camera that takes sharp photos in foggy conditions.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 134) New inventions: a perpetual motion machine

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 134) New inventions: a folding plane.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 45) A strange vehicle designed to test mains water pipes

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 131) New inventions: a floating 'balloon weapon' from London.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 122) A farm run on electricity

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 41) An anti-kidnap device in America.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 36) a tiny motor

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 104) A demonstration of furniture that converts into spare beds.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 81) A gyroscope shaped like an egg

THE DEEP ONE Inventor tries out his new deep sea diving suit.

OFFICE ROBOTS Several new inventions to help office staff.

THE SMALLEST AND THE LARGEST Comparison between the smallest electrical motor in the world and the largest.

CRASH An inventor demonstrates his new helmet for American footballers.

BRUSHES A look at new designs for hairbrushes including those with detachable aluminium bases.

KWEER KARRIERS Two new methods of carrying inventions for a small child and a device for a paralysed dog.

HERE AND THERE New ideas and inventions, including some great motorcycle goggles with windscreen wipers.

THE BABY A one-man submarine is tried out on a lake.

THE TELL-TALE LIGHT A device used to assist in the judging of fencing matches.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 38) An American diving machine

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 34) A motorised canoe

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 31) A novelty picnic table.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 20) Road sweeping in France

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 65) An idea for carrying baby and shopping.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 59) A portable trouser press

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 50) A new invention, the garbage disposal.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 44) A car-carrying boat

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 6) A woman uses a lipstick stencil

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 9) An anti-splash guard for trucks.

FIRE FOAM Firemen use chemical foam on fires and get covered in it in the process!

THE WATER WALKER Footage of a new invention being demonstrated of water waders with lifebelt attachment.

MANY INVENTIONS A manpowered boat, manpowered plane (non-flying) and a ferry that is powered by the car it carries.

TELL TALE TOM New invention for cars to help prevent hit and run car accidents

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 38) A newly invented rocket.

THE JOKER Joker Paul Clive demonstrates some jokey gadgets - quirky.

MOVIE NO 1 A look at how early pictures appeared to move when a wheel revolved behind them.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 4) A reflective ring.

INVENTOR'S DREAMS Strange inventions - submarine car and odd shaped boat driven by hand pump.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 91) A small torpedo.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 89) A boat with a strange propelling mechanism

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 79) a hook and pulley system for deliveries to upper floors

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 60) a streamlined pram

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 71) a bag to cover modesty while changing at beach.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD ( NO. 78 ) basket for baby.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 74) a washing line attached to a car.

STEERING WHEEL CYCLE Champion cyclist Evelyn Hamilton demonstrates new bicycle with steering wheel instead of handlebars.

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.

SUITCASE ON WHEELS The problems of a heavy suitcase are solved with a new design which can be pulled along on wheels.

BABY FEEDING BOTTLE Cute shots of a young baby with his feeding bottle.

TYPEWRITER IN CARBOOT Woman demonstrates a typewriter in the trunk of her car.

ROAD SWEEPER A road sweeper shows off his invention - a brush and shovel combined.

SUITCASE ON WHEELS The problems of a heavy suitcase are solved with a new design which can be pulled along on wheels.

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.

STEERING WHEEL CYCLE Champion cyclist Evelyn Hamilton demonstrates new bicycle with steering wheel instead of handlebars.

BABY FEEDING BOTTLE Cute shots of a young baby with his feeding bottle.

ROAD SWEEPER A road sweeper shows off his invention - a brush and shovel combined.

TYPEWRITER IN CARBOOT Woman demonstrates a typewriter in the trunk of her car.

PORTABLE WEIGHING MACHINE A portable weighing machine proves popular when a lady wheels it down the street.

BABY BASKET A little boy is taken down the road in a shopping basket on wheels to save his legs.

PATENT STOPPER A new device to lock bottles of alcohol stops others having a surreptitious drink.

PRAM SACK A handy device to carry shopping is a sack tied to the handles of a baby's pram.

PRAM WINDSCREEN A celluloid windscreen is attached to a pram at face height to the mother and protects her on cold windy days.

NACA/NASA: X-1 Through X-31

THE PROOF OF THE Human guinea pig used in demonstration of bullet proof vest

WORKING MODEL OF THE KAISER Wacky model of the Kaiser which looks like a man in a suit of armour. Is made to move by remote control - excellent!

SUNBURN PROTECTION (aka PROTECTORS) Girls protect their noses from sunburn with paper cones.

25 Years Ago.

AUTO SKATES Inventor Tom Hancocks demonstrates his new motorised roller skates.

NEW PHOTO COPYING MACHINE (aka WASHINGTON) A new type of printing machine is seen in action in an American factory printing Bonus Bonds.

SLOT MACHINE AGE Cuts (rushes, out takes) Reel 2

ORIGINAL SCUBA DIVER Unknown man demonstrates his scuba diving equipment.

Selected Originals - AUTO PARKING AUTOMATIC Material related to newsreel story "Auto Parking Automatic" - 51/103.

MODERN PRODUCTION The working of an Automated motor engine production line sponsored by B.M.C.

Rocket Sled Test

PARSONS - GENIUS OF POWER - reel 1 (aka Parsons' Turbines) Documentary about Parsons - designer of turbines and generators - good shots of work and science.

PARSONS - GENIUS OF POWER - reel 2 (aka Parsons' Turbines) Documentary about Parsons - designer of turbines and generators - good shots of work and science.

Safety Suits for Atomic Workers

Newest Firefighting Suit

Fastest Stop: Check Rocket Sled At 632 M.P.H

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

The New Belt People Conveyer

News in Brief: The Water Broom.

Mr. Bell - PT2 - Alexander Graham Bell

MUSICAL BOXES Shop packed with great novelty gift items.

PLANE FIRES SMOTHERED Demonstration of new fire engine that extinguishes fires with carbon dioxide in USA.

MAKING WOOL FROM MILK Italian inventor develops method of making fabric from milk.

NEW PLASTIC FOR RUBBER American newsreel story about plastic replacement for rubber.

An Bong Market in the Cholon District

WINDOW CLEANING AT VICKERS TOWER The mechanical crane and cradle for cleaning the window of Vickers Tower (now Millbank)

Focus on the 30s

PARSONS - GENIUS OF POWER - reel 1 (aka Parsons' Turbines) Documentary about Parsons - designer of turbines and generators - good shots of work and science.

PARSONS - GENIUS OF POWER - reel 2 (aka Parsons' Turbines) Documentary about Parsons - designer of turbines and generators - good shots of work and science.

PICCADILLY - STOP PRESS The 'Newscaster' gives lighted up headlines to people in Piccadilly Circus.

Horn & Hardart Automat

25 Years Ago - Fire Alarm

Twenty-Five Years Ago - Student Driver

Selected Originals - SPORT NEWS - ODD BICYCLE An Italian inventor shows how to cycle in comfort.

DEMONSTRATION OF RADIO TREATMENT The Voltex Jeunesse gives out small electric shocks which get rid of crow's feet and wrinkles.

NEW AIDS FOR SICK AND INJURED New medical inventions - inflatable splints and oxygen tent bed.

NEWS FLASHES - NEW SPORTS CAR "BERKELEY" New plastic sports car.

Selected Originals WINGLESS PLANE

Selected Originals - NEWS FROM U.S.A. - SELF-INFLATING LIFEBOAT

Selected originals - ROCKET SLEIGH

Selected Originals - NEWS FLASH NEW ITALIAN BICYCLE

SAN FRANCISCO (aka ELECTRICITY CAUSES METAL TO FLOAT) A scientist demonstrates how electricity is used to make metal float in San Francisco.

A.R.P. PRAM - HEXTABLE A gas proof pram filters the air and keeps baby safe, invented by F. W. Mills. Hextable.

Mr. Bell - PT5 - Alexander Graham Bell

Vision USA: Early CD/Laser Disc Technology

DITCH DIGGING MACHINE COULD BE USED IN WAR aka TRENCHING MACHINE

Alexander Graham Bell

IDEAL HOMES EXHIBITION Various new household furniture,decorations and appliances at the Ideal Homes show.

Mr. Bell - PT2 - Alexander Graham Bell

BOOKS IN BOOT OF CAR (aka FEEDING STAND) A bookshelf is fitted into a car boot.

SHOOTING THE RAPIDS Kayaking on Rapids in Austrian

Mr. Bell - PT4 - Alexander Graham Bell

GOLF BAG ON WHEELS (aka GOLF BAGS AND WHEELS) Golf bag on wheels making life easier for golfers.

The Port Of The Future - Hi-tech help for Hamburg’s growing container terminal.

CYCLING THE CHANNEL Mr H. A. Rigby cycling towards the shore after his 12 hour journey from Folkestone to Calais.

RADIO PRAM A radio attached to a pram lets mother listen through headphones whilst walking her daughter.

Mr. Bell - PT2 - Alexander Graham Bell

Mr. Bell - PT3 - Alexander Graham Bell

A WORTH WHILE INVENTION Footage of the inventor George Truro demonstrating his new fire proof suit.

CAN YOU INVENT Various new transport inventions - Snow Plough

THE COMPUTER - BY EMETT Mad inventor and artist Roland Emett makes his own quirky computer.

MULTI-LINGUAL TYPEWRITER An IBM golf ball typewriter is able to type in lots of different languages.

Vision USA: Early CD/Laser Disc Technology

MISSOURI AUTOMATIC BASEBALL PITCHER A mechanical baseball pitcher is demonstrated in Missouri, America.

CHILD CARRIER BAG (aka HANG CHILD ON GATE) A woman demonstrates a device for carrying babies.

HOVERBED CURE A hoverbed can be used to support burns victims and relieve their pain.

Vision USA: Early CD/Laser Disc Technology

ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY MACHINE Artificial kidney apparatus invented by Professor Dogliotti.

LOOKING TO TOMORROW Ideal home exhibition at London's Olympia.

Vision USA: Early CD/Laser Disc Technology

Tractors with Satellite Navigation

US NAVY ROCKET American techs study Cosmic Rays with rockets.

CHEATING THE MUD SPOTS New Rubber Stocking Protectors

IDEAL HOMES Latest gadgets and interior designs at Ideal Home Exhibition, Olympia.

NEWS FLASHES - NEW ITALIAN BICYCLE An Italian cycle that uses both leg and arm power.

The Port Of The Future - Hi-tech help for Hamburg’s growing container terminal.

KEEPING GLOVES Door-to-door salesmen with clever device to stop him losing his gloves.

Tractors with Satellite Navigation

ELECTRONICA '68 EXHIBITION IN MUNICH Exhibition of the electronic equipment in Munich.

LEDOR AND UTHONIUM (aka LEADER AND ETHONIUM) Andre Ledor demonstrates his new musical invention - the Ethonium.

Mr. Bell - PT3 - Alexander Graham Bell

NOVELTIES - SEEN BY EVE'S CAMERA Two devices are demonstrated - one that stops the lid of a teapot falling off, the other a collapsible table.

NEWS FROM U.S.A. - PLANE DOCKER Plane slides sideways towards airport building, so that passengers can walk straight to terminal.

Tractors with Satellite Navigation

ROBOT LAWN MOWER Pat Alley demonstrates his remote control garage door and device for mowing entire lawn.

NEW INVENTIONS Novelty inventions such as hot knife for spreading hard butter and a magnetic key.

Tractors with Satellite Navigation

THE OMEGA ENGINE

Mr. Bell - PT5 - Alexander Graham Bell

FIRE DRENCHING - GLASGOW A new sprinkler system in Glasgow keeps buildings cool in the event of a fire. Scotland.

Mr. Bell - PT4 - Alexander Graham Bell

HARMONOGRAPH PENDULUM (aka INVENTIONS AT G.W.R. EXHIBITION) Harmonograph recording two or more connected movements is presented at G.W.R Show.

AUTOMATION STORY Demonstration of new electric typewriter and accounting machine at European trade fair.

WAVE MAKING MACHINE New US machine simulates waves of hurricane force for testing sea wall materials.

CAN YOU INVENT Various new transport inventions - New Aircraft

NOVELTIES - NEW YEAR SAVING DEVICE Three devices are shown - vegetable chopper, pram screen and pen with compartment for stamps.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION The Ideal Home Exhibition 1957.

MIRROR ON BEACH A mother attaches a mirror to her umbrella so she can keep an eye on her son who is playing on the beach.

2000 MILES WITHOUT A PILOT First shots of the US missile 'Snark' which has flown 2000 miles without the pilot.

MECHANICAL BRICKLAYER Demonstration of a mechanical bricklayer called the Motor Mason.

TRANSPORTER HOVERCRAFT An air cushion transporter is used for shifting heavy loads.

Mr. Bell - PT2 - Alexander Graham Bell

NEW RUSSIAN SPACE EPIC Russian newsreel about space link up between satellites Sputnik Cosmos 212 and 213.

PLANES LAND BY MIRROR US Navy tests a British invention for safer jet landing.

NEW PARKING GADGET Cap Mechanical Car Parking System in operation.

The Port Of The Future - Hi-tech help for Hamburg’s growing container terminal.

NEW LIFE-BELT DEMONSTRATION Footage of new life-belt being demonstrated by its inventor Henry Lawrence in London.

NEW MACHINE INVENTION Inventor Patrick Howden presents his newest invention.

MATTERS OF THE MOMENT - TO THE MOTORIST A new head-lamp attachment for cars is demonstrated.

Vision USA: Early CD/Laser Disc Technology

HANDS FREE UMBRELLA A hands free umbrella is attached to the shoulders with the handle down the back leaving you free to carry your shopping.

BULLET PROOF GLASS Lord Shannon tests out bullet-proof glass.

The Port Of The Future - Hi-tech help for Hamburg’s growing container terminal.

EGG TESTING In America eggs are used for playing ping pong & are dropped out of windows for amusement.

ROCKET SLEIGH The US Airforce uses a supersonic rocket sleigh for bailing out experiments.

MIRROR ON UMBRELLA Young woman tries out quirky new device - a mirror that clips to umbrella handles.

"CURLY BOYS CLUB" A new cure for baldness is demonstrated - mad suction cup invention

Vision USA: Early CD/Laser Disc Technology

Mr. Bell - PT4 - Alexander Graham Bell

TYPEWRITER FOR MUSIC Footage of Miss Lillian Pavey listening to music and typing out the notes on paper.

DAVIS ESCAPE APPARATUS DEMONSTRATED An instructor shows politician how the Davis Apparatus works on a submarine in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

SOLID FUEL MOTORS ON TEST AT MINISTRY OF AVIATION Tests on fuel motors in Westcott.

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DOMESTIC INVENTIONS Various devices which minimise spillage are demonstrated.

CHIMNEY SWEEP AND GOLF BAG A clever chimney sweep keeps his poles and brushes in an old golf bag.

VACUUM CLEANER SWEEPS AIRPORT The Cole-Vac cleans airfield at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

EXERCISER a woman using a new electronic fitness device.

HOBBIES ON SHOW Craftsmanship of many countries presented at Handcrafts Exhibition in London.

GADGETS New Domestic Gadgets - Timer, Polisher, Strainer

CANOE ON SEA Singer Colin Cunningham demonstrates his kayak - made out of household objects.

TELEPHONE RECORDER A device that attaches to telephones which records numbers and times of calls made.

Mr. Bell - PT5 - Alexander Graham Bell

TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR LONDON PEDESTRIANS A new traffic signal enables pedestrians to cross in safety

MINI MOTOR BIKE IN NEW YORK Inventor Jack Fried shows off his Mini Motor Bike which fits in a large hold-all.

GIRLS ON TANDEM Two girls try out latest tandem which seats riders side by side.

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Mr. Bell - PT2 - Alexander Graham Bell

NEW FASHION IN HATS - CRASH HELMETS - AUSTRALIA John Gilding demonstrates his new invention - the tin helmet. Australia.

BIF FAIR OPENS British Industrial Fair is opened in London - great tools exhibited.

PULLEY FOR NEWSPAPERS A man collects his newspaper via a pulley system up to his bedroom window.

WATER CAR Fabulous amphibious car goes for a drive in the Thames.

DREAM KITCHEN Commander Campbell shows Grandma Buggins around a modern kitchen.

NEW RUSSIAN SPACE EPIC Russian newsreel about space link up between satellites Sputnik Cosmos 212 and 213.

MOTOR NOVELTIES Inventions - an automatic road roller, emergency exit on a bus and an "Expando" van.

GUARD RAILS FOR PEDESTRIANS (NEWS IN A NUTSHELL) Mr. Hore Belisha inaugurates new road safety device - railings at pavement edge.

NAILS Hat decorated with nails, protective false nails and name painting on finger nails.

WINDOW CLEANING AT VICKERS TOWER The mechanical crane and cradle for cleaning the window of Vickers Tower (now Millbank)

UTILITY HOMECOMING Mrs Shea prepares her new prefabricated house for her husband's imminent homecoming.

EGG CRACKER An automatic egg cracking machine in a factory is capable of cracking 8000 eggs an hour.

MINISTRY OF AVIATION ROCKET PROPULSION ESTABLISHMENT Inside the Ministry of Aviation Rocket Propulsion Establishment

DECK CHAIRS Two women try out latest design in rocking deck chairs.

MITCHAM (aka FIRE PROOF PAINT) An inventor demonstrates his new wonder fire proof paint in Mitcham, Greater London.

NEWS IN FLASHES New Incinerator

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HOVER-LAWN MOWER Flymo hover-lawn mower demonstrated.

BABY CARRIER Man carries his young daughters around beach using milkmaid's yoke!

Mr. Bell - PT5 - Alexander Graham Bell

Mr. Bell - PT3 - Alexander Graham Bell

Mr. Bell - PT5 - Alexander Graham Bell

WINGLESS PLANE An Iowa inventor demonstrates "Aerodyne", a wingless helicopter with concealed rotors.

STARS IN THE KITCHEN Singer Dorothy Carless and her musician husband Eugene Pini check out an electric kitchen.

SPORT NEWS - ODD BICYCLE An Italian inventor shows how to cycle in comfort.

USEFUL HINTS Tea straining device is demonstrated.

Mr. Bell - PT2 - Alexander Graham Bell

FRENCH BIRD MAN ON SKATES A French inventor creates huge wing like attachments for the arms in the hope that flapping them whilst roller-skating will cause a ma

TRAVOLATOR Moving Sidewalk Tested

FIRE RESISTING DEMONSTRATION Anti-flam paint is put on a hut and set alight to show its fire repelling properties. Great West Road, London.

HUMMING-TOP BEATS WASHDAY BLUES Mrs Lorkin demonstrates use of new gadget which washes laundry by emitting sound-waves.

RADIO CONTROLLED PLOUGH

SHELTER HAY BOTTLE COVER A lady from the W.V.S. Civil Defence Headquarters shows how to make a warm bottle cover.

WEED CAN ON LEG (aka WEED OR STONE COLLECTOR) Weed can strapped to gardener's leg.

UNDERWATER APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE RESIN Protective paint applied under water.

RAT BAFFLE ON BOAT Lampshade shaped devices are placed on ropes to prevent rats sneaking onboard boats.

BLACK OUT IDEAS Man puts his lit cigarette into a holder that stops the end being dangerous in the blackout.

WINDOW CLEANING AT VICKERS TOWER The mechanical crane and cradle for cleaning the window of Vickers Tower (now Millbank)

AIR FORCE TESTS X-10 INTERCONTINENTAL MISSILE

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THE BUFFER BELT - A PARIS NOVELTY New Belt Keeps Dancers Apart

Mr. Bell - PT2 - Alexander Graham Bell

BATH IN YOUR BEST CLOTHES New easy to wash and dry material presented in London.

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY Demonstration of camera which found 'Affray' 280 feet deep in sea

STOCKING MUD GUARDS (aka MUDGUARDS FOR GIRLS) Stocking mudguards - aluminium shields on ankle bracelets.

FILM NOW, LAND LATER - TINKER THE ROBOT Tinker, the robot, goes shopping in Leeds.

The Port Of The Future - Hi-tech help for Hamburg’s growing container terminal.

THE RAMMER Gas operated ramming machine is operated - pounding roads.

GEARLESS CAR DESCRIBED Professor Lee of Sheffield University shows the workings of his new gearless (automatic) car.

Mr. Bell - PT3 - Alexander Graham Bell

GOLF SWING REGULATOR A golf swing regulator tied around the waist and to the handle of the club controls radius of swing through spring in the belt.

PLANTER A machine makes holes in the ground and sows plants as it moves along.

NEW ERA IN FLYING Aviator M. Pescara takes to the air in his new flying machine the helicopter.

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR - BIRMINGHAM The British Industries Fair shows off lots of British manufactured goods.

MAGIC EYE Mr C. W. Roberts invents a periscope which enables him to look at all directions.

RAIN COVER FOR PIPE (aka PIPE AND SHADE) Glass lid protects pipe from rain.

ULTRASONIC TORCH New invention to help blind people - an ultrasonic torch replaces white stick.

U.S.A. - NEW LAND SPEED RECORD Colonel John Stapp rides a rocket sled to smash world speed record.

EGG CARRIER SHOPPING (aka BASKET AND EGGS CARRIER) Egg holder on outer side of shopping basket protects the eggs from being squashed.

NEW OMEGA ENGINE Granville Bradshaw explains his designs for new engine 'Omega'.

WINDOW CLEANING AT VICKERS TOWER The mechanical crane and cradle for cleaning the window of Vickers Tower (now Millbank)

FIRE FIGHTING DEMONSTRATION Demonstration of a new British-made fire extinguisher which puts out oil tank fires.

WALKSTICKS A new device for picnics is demonstrated - a walking stick with a cup holder.

FISHERMAN'S SCREEN Fisherman uses screen to protest himself from the wind.

Mr. Bell - PT4 - Alexander Graham Bell

LUNCH TABLE Picnic stick - keeps plate off ground and has space for bread and sauces.

KNEELING IN FLAMES An inventor demonstrates his pioneering fire-resistant solution by kneeling in a bed of flames.

THE UNBREAKABLE CLOCK Various antics employed to demonstrate unbreakable clocks.

DUTCH DO-IT-YOURSELF EXHIBITION People watching various exhibits at Dutch DIY Fair.

CAMERA EYE FOR MOBILE POLICE (aka CAMERA EYE FOR POLICE WORK IN USA) The Camera Eye catches speeding motorists with photographic evidence in United States of Am

FAG ASHTRAY (aka CIGARETTE ASHTRAY) A cigarette which comes with its own small ashtray attached saves you having to flick the ash off.

FLOOR MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT New cleaning equipment demonstrated in London.

TELLY TELEPHONE A new video telephone enables callers to see each other.

Mr. Bell - PT5 - Alexander Graham Bell

BERLIN INVENTORS FAIR

FOR MIGHTY LITTLE MITES A novelty chair for young children is demonstrated.

SUNSHADE Women in swimsuit keeps sun off face with parasol attached to her rucksack.

CLEVER IDEAS AT INVENTIONS EXHIBITION Footage of bizarre inventions at inventions exhibition.

The Port Of The Future - Hi-tech help for Hamburg’s growing container terminal.

SELF SEALING TANK American Engineers Demonstrate a Petrol Tank that Can Be Shot at Without Setting Fire

FOLDING FURNITURE Glamorous models demonstrate some of the latest designs in folding furniture.

LONDON INVENTIONS New devices at the London Inventions Exhibition include a door with a cupboard inside it.

KITCHEN GADGETS aka DOMESTIC NOVELTIES Products Make Cooking Easier

AMERICAN WATERCOPTER A cross between a helicopter, a kite and a water skis, show its paces in California.

Alexander Graham Bell

QUEEN SEES 'IDEAL HOMES' Queen and Prince Philip visit 1955 Ideal Home Show at Olympia.

AUTOMATIC DOG FEEDER IN CHICAGO A lady demonstrates an automatic dog feeder in Chicago, America.

Mr. Bell - PT2 - Alexander Graham Bell

Remote Starting Automobile

PLANE SAVED BY PARACHUTE An American Pilot Turns Off His Engine and Lets His Plane Fall to the Ground with a Parachute