Blueprints for Fairground Ride Designs and Mechanisms, 1895 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Blueprints of fairground ride designs and mechanisms including; Revolving Speedway lifting stairway, front view of Swish, Castle electric scooter steering, John Jennings devizes, No.6 Ghost Train track, Murphy track carriage, bumper springs, wheels and support rollers for Yo-Yo, Weymouth alteration to Ghost Train, arrangement of No.4 Ghost Train track for Belle Vue, Proposed positive drive for boats and suggested boat unit by Testi & Comp., engineers, Mablethorpe Ghost Train track layout, Rocket Speedway lead car floor board, layout of Speed Bowls, details of steel pivot and cap castings, table of gate sizes for Whirlwind Racer, Revolving Speedway designs, Pretzel American Ghost Train cradle construction and proposed canopy for opera house Burton-on-Trent.
Dates
- Creation: 1895 - 1946
Creator
- George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) (Organisation)
- Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 (Person)
- Cranes (Dereham) Ltd (1865 - 2005) (Organisation)
- Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) (Organisation)
- Mather & Platt (Established 1845) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA 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
56 Item(s) ; Various sizes
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: 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
0114 222 7231
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