You are bidding for a video record of the long discarded 16mm films described below.   When the 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 they  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. 

This DVD recorded during a showing of the short  films described. 1554 

Compilation A-C Crawlers, Overhaul of Fordson N, Bosnian Blacksmith, Shell Newsreel. These were the films picked out to be projected  at a Dustbin Film Show.  As usual although each person only picked one film it made a varied and interesting programme. Approximately 1 hour.

0040 Allis Chalmers  Crawlers.

 Allis Chalmers  Crawlers at work In the 1950s Allis Chalmers offered a range of large orange crawlers  as direct competitors to the big yellow rivals  Opens with   drawings   and newsreel of  earlier examples at work  Starts in Black and White  crawlers at variety various jobs .  Water supply installation with Crawler working on the end  of a winch rope for the new USAF Academy  in Colorado Springs particularly getting the  pipeline installed. sideboom work under testing conditions. 

City Demolition in Kansas City  Ute Indian Reservation  conservation project . St Lawrence seaway project   Building haul roads  and then extracting timber. Clearing  a railroad yard and slums for redevelopment.  Timber extraction  after building the haul road. Clearing a  Railroad  switching yard   Dropping pipes in under difficult conditions . Reclamation of scrub land

     This film shows examples of skilled drivers tackling  some pretty difficult conditions  including working on steep slopes anchored by a winch cable .   While Allis Chalmers later withdrew from the construction equipment business this film  forms a reminder of a range that are still well spoken of by .older construction plant operators Curing Rock slides   bulldozing a road. Main film shot in Colour   Approx 20 minutes  Around 1958

0142 Overhaul of Fordson N tractor. For many wartime farms the arrival of a Fordson N was their first encounter with tractors and their servicing.  This films takes a novice driver through the work needed to keep the tractor running properly. . Even today it offers valuable confirmation of what is needed in the way of tools components and skill.

 0462 Bosnian Blacksmith  at work. Very unusual film.  A group of rural blacksmiths in their workshop.  The forges were burning charcoal they made them selves  and the hammers were driven by   waterwheels.  Girders were split by chisel and sledgehammer. Main output was cooking pots  and edge tools. For selling they loaded the pots on to donkeys  and set off for town,. As far as I could tell this was a commercial operation that had just not up dated  and was not any form of heritage workshop for tourists and as such the film is a valuable record of a way of life that has now gone.   

0025 This film was made as a form of newsreel for an agricultural audience.

 Seaweed harvesting in Scotland  The seaweed is collected  cut from rocks  to be washed in by the tide. off the foreshore into heaps before being loaded in a Bedford QL 4x4 tipper.   Moray Firth  area .  Seaweed tuned into food . The manager  Mr  McGuinness   inaudibly explains the four types harvested  including bladder rack.  One type at a time is harvested  is then dried through a dryer burning 40 gallons of oil an hour . Then  becomes  Neptunes Bounty from Barkers of  Nairn Seaweed   B&w 5 minutes.

Early days of steam preservation . The camera team made a short film of traction engine racing at Appleford (Oxon) filmed lining up before the start of the advertised racing.

Arthur Nappers Old Timer  and  May Queen  with pneumatic tyres. against Lady Raglan. Obstacle Race with Dr Giles Romanes  driving single handedly   BL79   a Showman's  Burrell  and  a John Wharton entry . A complete contrast to today's safety conscious steam rallies  but no one was injured and lots fun was had.   

Potato Planter Packman of Twyford Berks . Planter and Packman Harvester simple but effective design for potato crop.  

Before a visit to Oathill Farm Enstone .  Farmed by the Henderson  brothers since 1924, built up to 81 acre mixed farm balanced between the enterprises.  1500 Light Sussex  Jersey Cattle and Sheep.  Poultry are kept in home built aluminium fold units . Bedding  from chick rearing soaks up liquid pig muck . Servis recorders fitted to tractors.  Cotswold brash land. Clun Forest Sheep . Electric fencing and well hung steel  gates and  cattle grids speed traffic movement.