Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides, c1887 - 1940
Scope and Contents
Plans and sketches for fairground rides including Electric Yacht, arrangement of juvenile roundabouts, arrangement of No.3 Gem Roundabout, details of platforms and platform rods, Yo-Yo section and pay box, cut outs of sample car, P. Collins Joy Tubes, No.1 Water Dodgems, chimney and rafter, compensation track for scenic, Devil’s Disc section through centre, Devil’s Disc (Joy Wheel) ground plan, Straight slide extension for Arthur Holland, Helter Skelter as Proctor’s, No.2 Race track John Collins, Yo-Yo plan, No.2 car track, end elevation of E. Holland’s boats, electric yachts large boat framework, 3 abreast cranks for J. Evans, Devil’s Chute Whirlwind plan and Whirlwind Racer front end plan loading platforms.
Dates
- Creation: c1887 - 1940
Creator
- George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) (Organisation)
- Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) (Organisation)
- Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) (Organisation)
- Robey & Co. Ltd (c1849 - 1988) (Organisation)
- Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 (Person)
- Proctors Funfairs (Established c1870) (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
34 Item(s) ; Various sizes
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Cultural context
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
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Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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