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Mazelly-Miller Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0191
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and some documents belonging to the Mazelly and Miller fairground families including documents related to WWI and a ditty box.

Dates: c1870 - 1999

Orton and Spooner Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0070
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: c1870 - 1969

Selina Dobson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: On loan
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, Showmen's Guild membership cards and newspaper cuttings relating to the Dobson family, as well as World War One and World War Two photographs, correspondence, medals and certificates.

Dates: c1900 - 1989

Testo Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0032
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises photographs, business records, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, family research and items of personal archive related to the Testo family history in the fairground and circus

Dates: 1898 - 1999

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0054
Scope and Contents

The main extent of the collection contains yearbooks, meetings and minutes, correspondence and a record of day to day activities within The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.

Dates: 1904 - 2023

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Amusement rides 3
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Musical performances 3
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Names
Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 2
The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 2
Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 2
Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 1
Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 1
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Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1
Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1
Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 1
Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1
Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 1
Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1
Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 1
Cranes (Dereham) Ltd (1865 - 2005) 1
Danter, Establish c1880 (Fairground Showmen) 1
Darby, Herbert, Active c1880 - 1929 (Fairground Artist) 1
Dobson Family, Established c1900 - 1910 1
Fairweather, John, 1867 - 1942 (Architect) 1
Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 1
Farrar, Enoch, c1860 - 1935 1
George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 1
Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 1
Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 1
J. Whiting & Son Funfairs (Established c1899) 1
Manders (Established 1850) 1
Mather & Platt (Established 1845) 1
Mazelly-Miller Family (Established c1842) 1
Miller, Richard, 1895 - 1914 1
Mills, Bertram, 1873 - 1938 1
Moss Gear Company Ltd (Established 1910) 1
Olympia London (Established 1886) 1
Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 1
Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) 1
Proctors Funfairs (Established c1870) 1
Robey & Co. Ltd (c1849 - 1988) 1
Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 1
Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 1
Stewart Family, Established 1914 (Fairground Showmen) 1
Testo Family, Established c1700 1
Testo, Felix, c1799 - 1879 1
Testo, Felix, junior, c1838 - 1910 1
Testo, William, 1840 - 1899 1
The Kursaal (1894 - 2020) 1
Thornewill & Warham Ltd (1849 - 1929) 1
Traver Engineering Company (1906 - 1933) 1
Whimsical Walker, 1851 - 1934 1
World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 1
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