1937 - In this animated film, Grampy drives over to visit Betty Boop in his distinctive automobile.
1958 - In this animated film, Colonel Bleep the alien and Squeak the cowboy puppet put their friend Scratch the caveman in a time machine to let him revisit prehistoric times.
1937 - In this animated film, Grampy puts on his thinking cap to try and help Betty Boop figure out how to quickly clean her messy house.
1937 - In this animated film, Betty Boop sings while she cleans up but only succeeds in creating a bigger mess.
1928 - In this animated film, a loudspeaker demonstrates its function as a receiver.
1928 - In this animated film, reporters interview a telephone.
1928 - In this animated film, a film strip explains how talking pictures are made and exhibited.
1933 - A driver parallel parks easily with the invention of a fifth wheel that lowers from the back of the car and moves sideways (narrated in 1958).
1959 - In this animated film, Scratch the caveman and Squeak the cowboy puppet invent a machine that makes snow but it produces smoke instead, amusing their friend Colonel Bleep the alien.
1928 - In this animated film, telephones sing about their uses.
1920s - Indoor plumbing and new inventions like vacuum cleaners improve the lives of rural folks.
1928 - In this animated film, the use of an electrical stethoscope is demonstrated.
1928 - In this animated film, a telephone explains what it and a microphone have in common.
Old Lightbulb Flickering
1928 - In this animated film, a film strip invites a telephone and journalists to a movie theater he's wiring for sound.
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1959 - A woman models an anti-smog helmet on the streets of London, England.
1930s - In this animated film, chimpanzees drive a see-saw-powered car and ride in a kangaroo-powered elevator.
1937 - In this animated film, Grampy uses eccentric machines and silly tactics to tidy up Betty Boop's house.
1928 - In this animated film, the function of an electrical stethoscope at a medical school is explained.
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Ancient wooden machinery stands against a rugged landscape under blue skies
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1958 - Staff and guests at a hotel in Vienna, Austria communicate with a devices that's partway between walkie-talkies and portable phones.
Lightbulb Flickers
1937 - In this animated film, Grampy whimsically concludes tidying up Betty Boop's house before taking her out for a drive.
1928 - In this animated film, a telephone shows reporters how a public address system can amplify an orator's voice.
Old technology components on a workbench in a dimly lit room
1937 - A man demonstrates how to sail his amphibious "mobile boat" (narrated in 1962).
Macro dolly shot camera flies through craft paper cards hanging on sisal ropes interweave plexus with major inventions in world history, date year invention written on cardboards, historical timeline
Old electronics and circuit board on a work surface with tools
1944 - In this Frank Capra documentary, China's population and history of inventions is described.
Edisons successful carbon filament light closeup
Water pump running close up
dense heritage display charzykowy poland rows antique cast iron dairy separators hand cranked rollers wooden housings metal vessels patina detail close-up
Historical Pirate stuff and Navigation Items on old Map. Seamless Loop 25 FPS.
sending out the telegraph
Old clock mechanism close up. Pendulum and cogs. How timepieces work.
USA - 1928 - In this silent comedy, a cab driver picks up a pretty woman while another is hailed by two drunk gentlemen.
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1927 - In this silent comedy, a man races a horse-drawn carriage over a street where cars pass him by.
Old clock mechanism in motion. Cogwheels and pendulum.
elegant wicker rocking chair sways in the room
vintage shot of obsolete technology
charzykowy poland vintage hand operated milling grinding machines by brands like miele viola heavy cast iron up close handles metal textures display
Documentation of a Classic Car. Fulcrum Ring
Man shows how an old cash register works. Antique cash register. Old mechanical cash register in an old pharmacy. Cinema 4K 60fps video
vintage shot of obsolete technology
Vintage Engine Display in Mudgeeraba
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a Scratched film of old fashioned tape cassette machine with spools and tape moving.
Hanging lantern on a rustic wooden structure in a historical setting