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"The romance of Pesco underwear," as produced by Peter Scott Knitwear (aka Pesco), in Hawick.
Promotional 1913 17 mins Silent
"The romance of Pesco underwear" - and the hard work involved in its production at the Peter Scott Knitwear mill in Hawick, on the Scottish borders. Australian sheep farmers provide the wool which is spun, knitted and 'scoured' in the Hawick works. This incomplete silent film has parallel English and French intertitles, suggesting that Pesco's romance charmed its way across the Channel.
Hawick has been a centre of knitwear since the 18th century, and Peter Scott Knitwear is still operational in the town.
Home movie 1937 20 mins Silent Location: Llangollen
Nellie Boote's laundry in Market Street in operation, the women dashing away with all manner of smoothing irons as clothes are sorted, mended, washed, ironed and sorted again.
Promotional 1923 37 mins Silent Location: Manchester
From woolly sheep to satisfied customer - come and see how to produce a Co-operative coat.
Promotional 1951 13 mins Location: Oldham
Forget the carding machine - you need a lap convertor. Puzzled? Find out more here.
News 1975 1 mins Silent Location: Redruth
Redruth Cottage Industry
Promotional 1961 35 mins Location: Whitby
The NEEB sells an electrical future for modern homes and industries in the 1960s.
Documentary 1949 10 mins Location: Hawick
Welcome to Hawick, pronounced 'hoik' by the locals. Here it's all holidays and hosiery!
Non-Fiction 1914 14 mins Silent Location: Hawick
Residents of the Scottish border town celebrate the 400th anniversary of the capture of an English flag.
Non-Fiction 1914 4 mins Silent Location: Hawick
Local pride beams off the screen at this "quatercentenary" (400th anniversary) celebration of a victory of town youths in a skirmish with English troops. The sculptor of the unveiled statue - "The Horse" which still stands proudly - was Hawick-born William Beattie, aged just 25. He was killed in action in October 1918, and a tribute to him was later added to the statue by his father.
Non-Fiction 1937 4 mins Silent Location: Hawick
Gallop through the streets of Hawick, in the Scottish Borders, as bands of well-dressed men enjoy the traditional annual Common Riding in 1937 in this raucous local topical.
Comedy 1896 1 mins Silent
A deft music hall act adapted for film, featuring the only known appearance of pioneer filmmaker Robert Paul
Advert 1985 2 mins
Take a fighter jet, a Top Gun pilot with sunglasses and a brand new SAAB 900 and you have a sure-fire vehicle to launch a Hollywood career.
Promotional 2019 10 mins
A wandering warrior dreams of a new form of expression, in this promo for UNKLE’s album The Road: Part II / Lost Highway Pt. II directed by Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones.
1935 16 mins
A rare glimpse of 1930s London in colour: the Thames has never looked lovelier.
1965 1 mins Location: York
A world away from zany humour, Richard Lester shows he can also capture the easy opulence of the upper class nibbling After Eight mints.
Advert 1946 1 mins Silent
Life is looking up! The war is over and the “Corona” Man can visit his “Corona” families once more, door-to-door.
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