MPX5080771: Engineer and sculptor's clever animal toys. A skilled engineer, Mr. Harry Sebel, and a sculptor, R.A exhibitor, Mr. George Morwood, have combined their skill to produce animal toys that naturally walk, true to life, by the foot pedal control of the rider. The USA has been impressed and have sent their buyers who have asked for big supplies. Mr. Morwood, from his studies at the zoo, is producing the sculptored models in his studio, and Mr. Sebel has worked through many long nights devising the mechanism, to give the natural movements to the animals. The toys vary from a tortoise to a giraffe. A £100,000 factory is being equipped to start production. February 1947 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080542: Farmer H. H. Wooley of Splatford Farm, Kennford, Devon, is a satisfied farmer today. His bumper harvest of green peas brought in by holidaymakers is pilling up before his eyes. Pay parade by Farmer Woolley. His foreman reads out the day's record number of sacks brought in by each picker. 3/- per sack is paid. The four girls pick up £3 which the farmer hands to Rosalie, who shares it with sister Pat and two new found friends. "It's a bad day today, we struck a patch of small peas which don't weigh much", said Rosalie. "Still, 15/- pays for our day's holiday expenses". July 1947 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080283: Unusual/Humour/Car. Due to the Electricians strike the petrol pumps at White Service Station, Ongar, Essex were out of action until the innovation of the converted bicycle for manual pumping. The garage offered quadruple stamps for anyone wishing to pedal themselves. December 1970 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5086221: Sing a Rude Song: It is a musical about Marie Lloyd starring Barbara Windsor, Maurice Gibb, Denis Quilley, taking place at the Greewich Theater. The muscial opens on Wednesday, 18th February and Annie Wood - Marie Lloyd's only surviving sister hopes to be present. Barbara Windsor with two of her husbands, (left to right) Denis Quilley, Barbara Windsor and Maurice Gibb. February 1970 / Bridgeman Images