MPX5080541: The Benwell Security Case is introduced this week by Haley and Weller the pyrotechnics specialists as probably one of the cheapest and most effective devices ever produced for protecting cash in transit against the ever increasing risk of street snatches. Today the case was demonstrated in Bartholomew Square, E.C.1, the "victim" is Mr. Charels Williams, and the "crook" is Mr. Dick Sadler both from the firm marketing the case. Demonstrating the security case, is "victim" Charles Williams, and "crook" Dick Sadler. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080547: Fashion Clothing Humour. Young male model David Kempton from East Croydon, started work today at the new Young male menswear boutique in Kensington Church Street. His presents there could make the pre-Christmas customers look more than once at him, in fact if they stay long enough they could see him wearing 288 different outfits, for David will be on a marothon clothes change untill Thursday, making six changes an hour, day and night, to set up a new world record for Clothes Changing. David Kempton at the 'Take 6' making a hurried change. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080562: Fashion Clothing Humour. Young male model David Kempton from East Croydon, started work today at the new Young male menswear boutique in Kensington Church Street. His presents there could make the pre-Christmas customers look more than once at him, in fact if they stay long enough they could see him wearing 288 different outfits, for David will be on a marothon clothes change untill Thursday, making six changes an hour, day and night, to set up a new world record for Clothes Changing. David Kempton at the 'Take 6' making a hurried change. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080571: Glamour. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080607: Actess and top model Vicki Hodge today married Ian Heath ,who is in advertising, at Chelsea Register Office. The bride wore a white mini dress and coat, and the couple drove off after the ceremony to a small lunch reception in a white 1923 Rolls Royce. The couple, Vicki and Ian pictured in the 1923 white Rolls Royce after the ceremony. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079760: Line-up of the celebrities tossing their pancakes. February 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079802: Farming: Harvesting Hay in Wales. August 1945 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079823: The Navy's "Muscle Men" throw around a 1 ton field gun during their training for the Inter Port Field Gun Crew competition for the Royal Tournament in July. March 1947 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079835: One and a quarter inches could have meant life or death to Thames Television's Magpie Presenter, Pete Brady, literally for that is the thickness of glass protecting him against a firing squad of 1st Battalion Scots Guards 'Crackshot' riflemen at Chelsea Barracks when one of Magpie's film units were filming today. The glass is specially made by the Triplex Safety Glass Co. Ltd., designed to stop bullets. Right-Left - Sgt Robert Rosee, and CSM/Im Ninian Redpath with Pete Brady. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079841: Corolyn Smith in see through dress. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079847: 6-year-old John Sweeting (fair-haired boy with his pet rabbit in the classroom at Rawmarsh Church of England Infants School yesterday Monday). December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079950: About 1,000 striking members of the National Union of teachers took part in a march from Regent's Park to the Department of Education and Science in Curzon Street today, where a deputation presented a resolution and petitions to the minister Mr. Edward Short. The end of the march at the Department of Education and Science in Curzon Street. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079953: Father with his toddler son. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079965: Although he at present runs three cars the "Count" still finds time to run his motorised mower around the huge garden of his home near Crewe in Chesire. April 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080001: Film actress Diana Rigg left Heathrow Airport today for a visit to New York. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080007: When men of 104 Light Air Defence Regiment, Royal Artillery, (Volunteers), Newport, (see note below) fire a 21 - gun salute to mark the coming of age of the Prince of Wales, it will be the only Royal salute fired on the occasion in Britain This Investiture year birthday tribute will be paid by Gunners from throughout South Wales at 12 noon on Friday, 14 November, in Bute Park, Cardiff November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080388: Animals: Esme The V.S.B. They've got a V.S.B. down at Longleat in Wiltshire. The Very Special Baby is Esme the hippo. She was born two months ago and is making rapid progress on her daily diet which includes fourteen pints of milk and a dozen or so egg yolks. April 1973 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080424: Boxing at Lime Grove Baths in Shepherd's Bush, London Vic Andretti in action to defeat Victor Paul during their lightweight bout. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080508: A man a woman living in a sububan area of Manchester at home. Man washing up doing chores as the woman goes out. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080530: Fashion Clothing Humour. Young male model David Kempton from East Croydon, started work today at the new Young male menswear boutique in Kensington Church Street. His presents there could make the pre-Christmas customers look more than once at him, in fact if they stay long enough they could see him wearing 288 different outfits, for David will be on a marothon clothes change untill Thursday, making six changes an hour, day and night, to set up a new world record for Clothes Changing. David Kempton at the 'Take 6' making a hurried change. December 1969 / 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

MPX5080590: Man/Car/Unusual/Humour. Car at I.P.C. Hemel Hempstead car examiner. February 1974 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080605: When 12 year old Kim Fentiman read about the dockers whip-round to save Prince Philip's polo, she thought that something should be done to help the Queen also. She asked her father, 34 year old Sid, licensee of the Hanover Arms, at Peckham, S.E.London if he could organise a charity show for the Queen in which she and her friends would take part. Her father hired a 3-ton lorry decorated it in red-white-and blue bunting, with a pianist playing the grand piano in the back and Kim and friends singing. Seated in the front of the lorry on left is Kim Fentiman the organiser of the show. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080623: A man a woman living in a sububan area of Manchester at home. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080089: Army band play for children of reopening of Island street. Playground - Belfast. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080101: Golden Charm Lingerie for Spring 1970. Jersey-Kapwood today presented their Golden Charm collection for Spring 1970… a collection of 18 fabulous designs by Janice Wainwright, ranging from young and trendy to floor-length and romantic, and all in a bevy of delicious new colours. Janice Wainwright has used lashing of lace to trim the Golden Charm collection of 40 denier Blue 'C' nylon and lace half slips, full slips, pyjamas, nighties and negligees. She has also introduced stretch nylon lace to make nightdress bodices cling tight, and pyjama outfits fit snugly all over. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080104: Woman wearing matching top, mini skirt and knee high looks poses for pictures at Lincoln's Inn Fields. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080137: Army band play for children of reopening of Island street. Playground - Belfast. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080143: Animals Big cats. When Lucifer the 10 year old male puma at Chessington Zoo developed a slight limp, the Animal Superintendent, suspected ingrowing claws. Here is the latest method used to arrest and perform an operation on a wild animal without it being completely made unconscious. An anaesthetised dart is fired from an air pistol or in the case of long distances, a rifle, and the anaesthetic tranquilises and sedates the wild animal without necessarily rendering it completely unconscious, and without unnecessary suffering. Supt. Eddie Orbell checks his watch on the time the drug is taking effect. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080185: The two girls arrested with Manson and others at commune. They are the only ones out on bond. Blond: Sandra Good Pugh, 26, with her son Ivan 2 1/2 months old. Redhead is Lynne Fromme, 21. 05/12/ 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080245: Eleven year old Martin Hawes entertains his school friends to a tune on the John Lennon piano which the Beatle gave to Braybrook School, Bracknell (Berks). January 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080272: A young girl risks injury playing with fire on wasteland, circa 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080275: German actress Marly Hass today left Heathrow Airport for Hollywood where she lives. She has been in Europe visiting her parents who live in Dusseldorf. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080317: Jackie Brown, the European and English Flyweight Champion with his bride , Miss Mary Chapman leaving St. Patrick's Church, Collyhurst, after the ceremony. October 1931 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080338: Rehearsing for National Parade: The National Association of Training Corps for Girls are to hold a national birthday parade in May in the Wirral. Manchester members of the Girls' Training Corps and the Womens' Junior Air Corps have been chosen to form a guard of honour at the parade. Shows girsl of the two organisations rehearsing for the guard of honour. April 1945 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080739: A boy's best friend is his dog, they say, but how about when that dog is mechanical? That's a problem being faced by many British parents now that mechanical toys are appearing on the market again - for the first time in six years. British kids of six, or under, have never known what it is to have a regular, brand- new toy, and you can never be quite sure how they'll take to innovations! Here you see one youngster's typical reaction. The mechanical dog is "Wakouwa", who can obey all commands just as soon as asked. He's made by Lines Bros., whose Merton, London, toy factory is the largest in the world. Circa 1949 / Bridgeman Images