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ONLY FOR THE BIRDS?
Ever since he saw his first bird, man has been trying to get airborne under his own power. The latest bird-man is Victoria's Ron Costello. He's out to challenge the wide blue yonder in his one leg-powered, durlium strutted,...
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THE PRINCE AT THE FAIR
On his arrival at Brussels, Prince Philip was welcomed by Prince Albert of Belgium. He had flown across to look over the British Pavilions at the great Brussels Exhibition. Not long after his arrival, His Royal Highness made a tour of...
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ANTI-BANDIT BAG
A German device called ""Robbery Stop"", a fool-proof way of beating the wage bandits. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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BRITAIN'S GUIDED MISSILE
It's called the ""Fireflash"", the air to air guided missile, made by Fairey's for the RAF. First pictures to be released show it being carried by a Meteor Jet Fighter. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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A BIG BED
These pictures show a mink covered push button bed, designed to set a new level in luxury. It is installed with a tea-maker, a television and a tape recorder and costs well over 2,000. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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HONEST JOHN MISSILE
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BCF FIGHTS FIRE
BCF which stands for Bromo-Chloro-Difluoro Methane has been designed to deal chiefly with electrical fires or inflammable liquids where the use of water isn't suitable. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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PILOTS UNDER PRESSURE
The Royal Air Force of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough is the largest laboratory of its kind in Western Europe and the Commonwealth. It's task is to study the effects of flight conditions on air crews; what factors impair their...
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INSTANT ROADWAY!
How about instant roads? They're available with this brand new temporary-road-laying method, demonstrated by the Royal Engineers. It's the Sappers contribution to National Productivity Year. 55 yards in 11 seconds flat. Disclaimer:...
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HURRY - HURRY - HYDROFOIL
A new way to beat the traffic-blocks has been found by a big London firm - they've chosen a hydrofoil water-taxi to reduce travelling time. Powered by two hundred horse power engines and supported on three hydrofoils, the craft can...
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SOMETHING FOR THE BIRDS
The International Poultry Show at Olympia tells the whole story of the chicken and the egg, and features a Turkey that could provide a Christmas dinner for two hundred people! ® Over at Alexandra Palace, the Talking Bird Contest is the...
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MID-AIR COOKING
At the Domestic Arts Show in Paris, they've been demonstrating an electro-magnetic flying saucer that can be used for a number of purposes - it's really a flying frying-pan. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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AUSTRALIA - Nine storehouses destroyed in Sydney's worst ever fire. ® ISRAEL - The armed forces hold a Parachute Jumping Contest - dropping into Lake Tiberias where Commando rescue boats have their wo
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HIGH FLYING FISH
Baby carp, around ten million of them, are flown out from Hong Kong to other parts of Asia for stocking rivers and lakes. When only a couple of inches long they're put into plastic bags containing water. Oxygen is blown into the water to...
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RESCUE EQUIPMENT
The Rescumatic Fire Escape - a do-it-yourself fire escape, demonstrated in London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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FOLD-AWAY HOLIDAY
The ""Peter Pan"" fold-away caravan-trailer. Just the job for a holiday on the move. It doesn't obscure the driver's rear vision and it's light and easy to tow. It's been designed and built - largely as a do-it-yourself job - for about...
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THE EARTH - FROM 76 MILES UP
A captured German V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico, was recently fitted up with a camera-carrier as a scientific experiment. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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SMITHFIELD SHOW- COLOUR
The 164th Smithfield Show collects together the best of the farming work, from livestock to machinery. HM the Queen and Prince Philip showed a keen interest in everything as they toured the Show. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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DO-IT-YOURSELF EXHIBITION
On display at the Do-It-Yourself Exhibition were many ideas for the home enthusiast, in the field of home improvements and crafts. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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DESIGN AWARDS
The British Design Council has given Awards to new Safety ideas including an under-rider fitted to lorries which absorbs the impact when hit by a car. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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PREMIUM BONDS
Dr Charles Hill, the Postmaster General, anticipated the big rush to buy the new Premium Bonds, now on sale as a novel stimulus to the Savings Movement. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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THE ""SNARK""
The take off space needed for the American guided missile is no larger than a tennis court. It's called the ""Snark"" and one is reported to have flown the record distance of 2,000 miles across the Caribbean. Disclaimer: British...
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ELECTRIC CARS
The electric car, if it can be developed sufficiently, could cure two of the environmental problems caused by the combustion engine, noise and fumes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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GOLF IN THE CITY
In a disused Warehouse off Fleet Street, the City's first Golf Club simulates the eighteen holes of the Walton Heath Old Course. An electronic brain works out the speed and direction of your strokes and flashes pictures on a screen to...