Various shots of tanker ship "British Sailor" being tugged out to Clyde Firth, then travelling under its own steam (undergoing trials), just off the coast of Arran.
Amateur footage of model boats sailing on a boating pond at Dunoon and views of the pier and Firth of Clyde.
Amateur footage of Greenlaw Garage and Wallace's Garage in Paisley, and journeys down the Firth of Clyde by car and steamer.
Amateur home movies of a Paisley family, including shots of their family garage business, Paisley street scenes and outings on the Firth of Clyde.
Steamers and paddle steamers on the river Clyde. Shots of the "Mauretania" pulling out of Manhattan harbour. Reel two contains newsreel footage of the launching of the "Queen Mary" at John Brown's s...
The fishing fleet leaving Fisherrow harbour, Musselburgh at the start of the herring fishing season and passing through the Forth & Clyde and Crinan canals as far as Skye.
The design, construction and launch of the yacht 'Sceptre' at Robertson's yard at Sandbank, its sea trials on the Clyde and English Channel, and preparation for the 1958 America's Cup race at Newport,...
Home movie footage of family holidays in Dunoon and steamer trips around the Clyde Coast in the 1930s. Also includes shots of the Kelvin Hall carnival and Glasgow street scenes in the 1940s.