Britains on old newsreel film

[david_scrivener]

British Pathe newsreel archive, this one form Brighton Toy (trade) Fair 1958

Very short film (only about 3 minutes in total), the Britains bit about half way through - but nice to see their old displays.

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=771

Enjoy.....

ED: Fixed, link works now.......... I hope

[THEBRITFARMER]

Link doesn't work.

Try this

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=771

[THEBRITFARMER]

That is too cool some of those Britains are now as rare as hens teeth. Thanks for the heads up.

[david_scrivener]

That is too cool some of those Britains are now as rare as hens teeth. Thanks for the heads up.

Yep, especially the antarctic explorers and the various national & ballet dancers.

[Lady Ferguson]

Thanks for sharing that lovely piece of film. 

[Simon]

Brilliant! And voiced over by Spottiswood from Team America too! 

[THEBRITFARMER]

Yep, especially the antarctic explorers and the various national & ballet dancers.

I have the five sled dogs but nothing else from the arctic series.

[david_scrivener]

I have the five sled dogs but nothing else from the arctic series.

I have the man on skis (red version) and a pair of huskies, which were briefly sold as a separate item, if anyone wanted to build up to a bigger team for the sledge I suppose.

Ballet dancers: I only have the male dancer in dark blue version.

I have all the national dancers, with both colour versions of the Hawiian ukele player and both colours of the Ukranian accordian player. It took me ages (literally decades) to get the pair of Spanish dancers and the hula girl though.

Does anyone know whether the hula girl & the Ukranian dancer came in more than one colour?

Pretty sure the Spanish pair only one colour (him: black, her: red) they look great as they are, but just wouldn't be right in any other colours.