Fairground and Circus Catalogue Printing Blocks, c1880 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Etchings and woodcut printing plates mounted on wooden blocks which feature images of fairground rides and fairground carved work made by Savage Brothers Ltd of King's Lynn. Some of the blocks have 'Savage Bros' handwritten on the edges. Some blocks are stamped by the maker 'C. W. Koppel draughtsman and engraver on wood, 74 Fleet Street, London, E. C.'. The printing blocks were used in the 1902 Savage Brothers Ltd Roundabouts catalogue which advertised the fairground machinery they could manufacture (see the NFCA pamphlet Illustrated Catalogue of Steam Roundabouts 1902 NFCA PAM Q SAVA/1808). Also includes a printing block featuring an image of Gary Smart and a metal printing plate for a poster for Billy Smart's Circus accompanied by a printing plate featuring an image of Billy Smart.
Dates
- Creation: c1880 - 1960
Creator
- Smart, Billy (William), 1894 - 1966 (Person)
- Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in our reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
18 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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