You are bidding for a video record of the long discarded 16mm films as  described below.   When each film  was made it provided a unique insight into its particular subject.  Over the last thirty years a number of enthusiasts realised that such films provided an untapped source of information on past techniques and methods At some time in the past it would have been rescued after being discarded as obsolete by the original owners .

Any money raised from the sale of this video will go towards offsetting the costs of more rescues.

       You have a choice of over 1000 different films transferred on to a DVD. The original films form part of the Dustbin Film Collection. There are films that  provide glimpses of employees working machinery which at the time the film was made was mostly pretty new. Since these films were mostly made between 1930 and 1980 the machines shown are now of interest to enthusiasts.

     By ordering them on a DVD you can watch them as often as you choose. If your device has the necessary  controls you can slow it down or pause the study the film more closely.

    Nearly all the films are what is called industrial films and were not made for a cinema audience. Instead they were made for showing to specialist audiences.

     What  sort of machines does this cover?  Anything to do with farming or agriculture. Any form of transport. Ships from a rowing dory to an ocean liner. In the air anything from a glider to Concorde. Road transport  from a small van to the largest load carriers.  Passengers from a small car to 72 seat double deckers. Some military equipment, aircraft and naval films. Working life from one man crafts to the biggest factories.  There are other subjects I would like to cover like Working horses and steam equipment which I have only got a few films  because by the time 16mm cameras were introduced in the early 1930  filmmakers felt  they were old hat and not worth recording. 

      Depending on the films original purpose this could be as training films on the correct use or servicing of a particular machine.  1941 Riggers inspection of a Spitfire between sorties.   

      It might be to see the machine in action with needing to bring a demonstration machine. The Priestman Lion Excavator  

      Other films were to persuade organisations to change their policy to specify a particular equipment sometime with limited success. 1947 The Heart of the Trolleybus.  

       Other Films were made to promote safety sometime in very specialized areas.  Operating a fork lift in a cold store depot  specifically the danger to pedestrians. 

      Other safety films focus on meetings to discuss common problems.  1960 Driving a School Bus, what to do about pupils that are not ready at the stop or won’t behave. 

      Others are far more technical in agriculture.  1946 Various  films selling the idea of a mounted implements were made before producing had even started in this country.  

        Equally sometimes the film was made elsewhere to show  British made equipment  working in unfamiliar territories. 1965  Railway engines include  narrow gauge Beyer Garrets. 

       Other films are very close up on the manufacture  and applications of a particular item or machine. The Rolls Royce Eagle diesel engine.

None of these films were ever box office hits but now they are just the job for close study of a machine if you are particularly  interested in it. They are also very successful in stimulating memories of a particular job or skill. 

   To prepare a recording of film we first tell us what you are looking for through the Contact Seller button on top right. We will suggest films that we can gain access to that might meet your requirements. 

There will probably be others that would have meet you needs but have long since been destroyed.    

For each film of interest  you purchase a DVD and I can supply a copy on it  for £12 plus postage. If you want more films done at the same time the more DVDs you order the cheaper they become. 

In most cases the original sponsors of the film have long gone out of business and most films are in the public domain. If you know of a specific film that isn't we will stop listing it although we reserve the right to still project it.    

Technical Note. They are DVD records of a private screening. Transfer quality is to enable the contents to be studied rather than to achieve the  high standard achieved by professional broadcast and commercial video  publishers

However this does mean that you if you are the successful bidder  I will prepare your copy and send it to you BEFORE expecting you to pay.  Assuming you are find it proves to be what you expected from the description all I ask is that you pay  by PayPal within SEVEN DAYS of the DVD reaching you. I can make this offer because so far with few exceptions everybody who has purchased a DVD this way has been fascinated by the contents of the video they selected and only too happy to pay.

To my mind that seems a very fair way to work for both parties.