Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details, c1915 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Plans and elevations for various fairground rides including No.24 Monorail, arrangement of swing boats, plan for Burton bridge widening, Collins Battersea cars, Wall of Death, Rocket Speedway, Coaster plan for John Collins in Yarmouth, No.7, No.8 and No.1 Ghost Trains, Weymouth and Ramsgate Ghost Trains, Monkey Roundabout, No.8 Dodgem for Yarmouth, plans for Leeds Amusement Park, No.48, No.49, No.57, No.53, No.52, No.68, No.22, No.29, No.35, No.66 and No.14 Dodgems, Codona Dodgem, No.1 Water Dodgem, Shaw’s trucks frames to carry dodgems, Midget Track and Stewart’s Boxing Booth.
Dates
- Creation: c1915 - 1949
Creator
- George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) (Organisation)
- Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) (Organisation)
- Codona (Established c1790) (Organisation)
- Stewart Family, Established 1914 (Fairground Showmen) (Family)
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
51 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
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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