Darby, Herbert, Active c1880 - 1929 (Fairground Artist)
Dates
- Existence: Active c1880 - 1929
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Drawing of Armour Car, c1900 - 1929
Drawing of front and back elevation of armour car for showboat by H. Darby, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Armour Car for Showboat Design, c1930 - 1939
Side elevation design of armour car for showboat by H. Darby, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Pencil on paper.
Frieze Decoration by H. Darby, c1880 - 1899
Sequential photographic montage of painted decoration by H. Darby with female figures and cherubs, mounted on board.
Original Artwork, c1900 - 1929
Drawings and designs used for the decoration of fairground rides.
Orton and Spooner Collection
This collection contains a large selection of archives from the Orton and Spooner Company. The collection comprises photographs and cabinet card images showing carved work, structural work and classic painted work, 4 boxes of notes, invoices and clippings, 8 drawers of plans and blueprints, 2 folders of ride specifications and order forms, accounts books and a library of source books showing turn of the century art used by the artists in the company.
Sketches for Scenic and Switchback Cars, c1900 - 1929
Pencil sketches for scenic and switchback cars with fantasy dragon scenes (one possibly an allegory of St. George slaying the dragon) and demonic figures and elaborate foliage by H. Darby.
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- Archival Object 5
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Architecture 2
- Ark 1
- Art 2
- Boxing 2
- Cakewalk 2
- Caravans 2
- Coaster 1
- Dodgems 1
- Engineering 2
- Fairground art 5
- Fairs 1
- Food 1
- Gallopers 2
- Games 2
- Ghost train 1
- Helter skelter 1
- Joy wheel 2
- Menageries 2
- Motion pictures 1
- Musical performances 1
- Scenic railway 3
- Showman 1
- Showwoman 1
- Sideshows 1
- Slide 1
- South African War, 1899-1902 1
- Switchback 3
- Transport 2
- Wall of death 1
- War 3
- Water Dodgems 1
- World War, 1914-1918 4
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- Yachts 1 + ∧ less