Buy British Goods (1926)

Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Title: “Buy British Goods! Empire Shopping Week inaugurated on eve of Strike, with striking display of home made goods“. High angled shot of a parade of horse drawn carnival floats coming down a crowd lined street. Floats promote British made products - one float has a beer bottle on. Carnival goes on despite General Strike. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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