Clocks Footage - WPA Film Library

Clocks

WATCH OUT A look at small timepieces through the ages.

A DIFFICULT FACE TO WASH A steeplejack climbs across the face of the second largest clock in the world in order to clean it.

MAN SCAVENGER AND ALARM CLOCK An old road sweeper has a clock tied to his back so passers-by can check the time.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT Various shots of the Palace of Westminster.

Miscellaneous Footage

JEWELLERY ON SHOW AT ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART Rings, watches, cufflinks and other jewelry on display

PRAGUE 20 YEARS AFTER - FLASH BACKS TO LAST DAYS OF THE WAR AND NOW - CZECHOSLOVAKIA Nostalgic footage of Prague showing famous clock-tower

Wrist Watch, Clock

THIRTEEN CLOCK A colliery clock strikes thirteen instead of one at Walkden in Lancashire.

PICCADILLY AND HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT Shots of London scenes - Houses of Parliament and Piccadilly Circus.

WATCH WAYS Miniature Clocks

Arty Noise Machine

More Early Wake-Ups

Antique Clocks & Watches

Mantle Clock & Album

ONE O'CLOCK - A LIVERPOOL CAMEO Gun Signals One O'Clock in Liverpool

Super-Accurate Bell Labs Clock

Grandfather Clock Ticking Away

Alarm Clock

Very Early Wake-Up

Early Riser

Ferry Building at Night

WAIT A SECOND (aka ONE MOMENT PLEASE) Item showing what and how much can happen in just one second.

"Clocks on buildings, in store

"Big clock on tower"

"Collection of clocks"

Big Ben's Voice Stilled.

Time for a Change

Italian Water Clock Ticks Off Its Seventieth Year

Watch Fashions

What's Wrong With These News Pictures

CLOCKS

MAN WITH WATCHES Charlie Brown shows off his vast collection of watches.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF ( NO. 71 ) A model of the town hall clock in Prague

ONE HOUR OF TIME Item informing people what can be achieved ins the space of one hour.

LONDON The clock of St. Paul's Cathedral in London is cleaned.

A TIMELY TOPIC Great story showing some fabulous art deco clocks and watches.

DAYLIGHT SAVER'S MEMORIAL The unveiling of a sun dial memorial to W. Willett.

SIR WINSTON'S FAREWELL TO PARLIAMENT Sir Winston Churchill retires from parliament

PENDULUM TO ATOM CLOCKS An item on clocks and watches also visits the atomic clock at the National Physical Laboratory.

THE GREAT CLOCK OF BERNE ornate clock tower of Berne including Old Father Time.

THE QUEEN'S TREASURES New art gallery in Buckingham Palace which houses fascinating collection of royal artwork.

NOVELTY WATCHES A look at some novelty clocks and expensive jewellery from the International Watch and Jewellery Fair.

FLORAL CLOCK Mr RenÃ© Marchand, Swiss watchmaker, presents his creation - a chimi

COLLECTION OF RARE CLOCKS - BUSSUM Clocks from all over the world from the fifteenth to twentieth century fill a house in Holland.

TIME PLEASE machinery which ensures time signals and speaking clock are correct.

TIME MARCHES ON London transport workers repair and replace damaged clock on bus route.

SPEAKING CLOCK (aka TIME) A man dials 'TIM' then we hear and see the workings of the speaking clock.

CITIES OF BRITAIN - EDINBURGH (NO. 5) Travelogue showing the sights of Edinburgh.

JUST A CLOCK A clock tower at Messina in Italy with life-size golden figures strikes the hour.

BIG BEN Scrapbook For 1933 inserts

CLEANING TIME ! Big Ben gets a special wash for the Coronation.

ORNAMENTAL CLOCK IN PRAGUE Ornamental clock in Prague and its creator

AMERICA'S BIG BEN Two men are lowered on ropes to clean the clock face of a high tower.

PERSONALITY MEET LESLIE BRIDGEWATER

MINIATURE CLOCKS A collection of miniature clocks, most of them made by owner Stanley Wise of Sunbury on Thames.

WATER CLOCK John Combridge works on a half size replica of a Chinese water clock.

OLDEST CLOCK CHIMES AGAIN The oldest mechanical clock in the world returns to duty at Salisbury Cathedral.

STOPWATCH

AN HOUR GLASS

DISABLED MEN IN BULOVA WATCH MAKING SCHOOL War invalids learning how to make watches in Bulova Watch Making School.

Snooze, Alarm Clock, Lazy Man

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

OLD TIMERS Timepieces and clocks through the ages, ending with the modern clock of the Shell Building.

Clocks, Clocks, Clocks

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 36) Sundials on the Isle of Man.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY An item about Herstmoneaux Castle home to the Greenwich Observatory.

JEWELRY FAIR An item on the Third International Watch and Jewelry Trade Fair at the Royal Albert Hall.

TIME PLEASE Interesting item about how the speaking clock works, in the days when you just dialled 'TIM' for 'time'.

TIME PLEASE A look at the machinery that works Rome's speaking clock.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO 64 The village clock in Funfkirchen, Hungary, strikes noon.

THE CLOCK THAT THINKS Inventor Ledewyek Zimmer adjusts some of the many dials on his huge clock.

TIME PLEASE A look at various unusual clocks through the ages.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 48) Novelty inventions

BIG BEN STRIKES Big Ben strikes twelve o'clock

CLOCK WORKS Preserved clocks and mechanical figures are seen in Switzerland.

BIG BEN STRIKES Big Ben strikes twelve o'clock

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 107) Timing the tide

TAKE YOUR TIME An interesting item showing the different timepieces over the ages.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 82) an enterprising man who gives new clocks for old

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - THE LAUNCH OF THE TALKING CLOCK

Wako Clock

NEON SIGNS IN SHINJUKU

Big Ben

OLD KCR CLOCK TOWER, KOWLOON, HONG KONG

GOUDA Travelogue style material of Gouda in Holland.

CLOCK WATCHER

Time Lapse Clock Tower

Time Lapse Clock and Candles

Grand Central Station Clock, Time Lapse

THAMES BY NIGHT London from the river Thames at night.

National Debt Clock, Time Lapse

Miscellaneous Footage

WAIT A SECOND Item showing what and how much can happen in just one second.

WESTMINSTER AT NIGHT

BIG BEN LONDON Close shots of the clock of Big Ben.

FASHION AND WATCH FASHIONS A catwalk show by 'Polly Peck' featuring summer fashions and matching watches

Stopwatch

LOOKING AT LONDON'S TALL BUILDINGS

ODD TIMERS Elaborate clock are featured - woman poses with the strange chronographs.

Unusual Clock Face

BIG BEN'S CLEAN UP Unusual views of Big Ben's bell and clock, and of London from above, during repair work.

THE NEWSPAPER DISPUTE The Star clock face & News of the World clock faces, men standing around on Fleet Street.

LANDMARKS / LONDON Nelson's Column & Big Ben

Clock Outside Sherry-Netherland

THE NEWSPAPER DISPUTE The Star clock face & News of the World clock faces, men standing around on Fleet Street.

ASCENSION DAY IN VENICE Couple holding pigeons, photographer, monumental clock and tower, statues revolving.

PRAGUE 20 YEARS AFTER - FLASH BACKS TO LAST DAYS OF THE WAR AND NOW - CZECHOSLOVAKIA Nostalgic footage of Prague showing famous clock-tower

CHILDREN OF NEW YORK WITH MOOD MUSIC BACKGROUND

ONE DAY (aka BUSY DAY) Film about the importance of not wasting time.

IT'S SWISS FORTNIGHT Londoners celebrate all things Swiss - watches, edelweiss, crossbows and chocolate.

Boats and Misc

CITIES AND MISC

Man Climbing From Clock

PRAGUE 20 YEARS AFTER - FLASH BACKS TO LAST DAYS OF THE WAR AND NOW - CZECHOSLOVAKIA Nostalgic footage of Prague showing famous clock-tower

Clock on Government Building

SYDNEY'S OLD OBSERVATORY Sydney's old observatory at operation.

BRITAIN CHALLENGES WATCH MARKET British clocks and watches on show in London - some rare exhibits seen.

THE UNBREAKABLE CLOCK Various antics employed to demonstrate unbreakable clocks.

MAKING CORONATION CLOCKS Commemorative clocks are made to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI.

DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL AT THE DESIGN CENTRE Models try on necklaces and bracelets at Diamond show

FURRY CLOCK The Furry clock has little models which dance around like the real couples