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Amusement rides

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides, c1887 - 1940

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178M15.30
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...
Dates: c1887 - 1940
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans

Helter Skelter Elevation, 1914

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.30(xxi)
Scope and Contents

Helter skelter structure arrangement for Proctor with notes.

Dates: 1914
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides

Original Artwork, c1900 - 1929

 Series
Reference code: 178V10
Scope and Contents

Drawings and designs used for the decoration of fairground rides.

Dates: c1900 - 1929
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection

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
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Photographic Album, 1905 - 1954

 Item
Reference code: 178C57.13693
Scope and Contents

Photographic album containing black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, steam engines, living wagons, globe of death, fairground shows, circus and showpeople, including Holland, Pat Collins, Cox, Proctor, Corrigan, Shufflebottom, Shaw, Marshall, Waddington, Ling and Pullen at Nottingham Goose Fair, Hull Fair, Lincoln, Huddersfield and other locations and showmen with notes. Photographs taken and collected by Rowland Scott, 19p.p.

Dates: 1905 - 1954
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Rowland Scott Collection / Photographs and Postcards

Photographic Album, 1899 - 1955

 Item
Reference code: 178C57.13695
Scope and Contents Photographic album containing black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs, boxing booths, steam engines and transport, Showpeople, circus and fairground shows including Murphy, Harniest, Deakin, Waddington, Anderton and Rowland, Silcock, Harry Lee, Shaw, Proctor, Reany, M.A. Collins and Tom Norman at Hull Fair, Northampton Fair, Stockport, Daisy Nook, Heaton Park, Oldham and other locations and showmen with notes. Photographs taken and collected by Rowland...
Dates: 1899 - 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Rowland Scott Collection / Photographs and Postcards

Plans, c1916 - 1939

 Series
Reference code: 178M15
Scope and Contents

Blueprints of electric parts for fairground rides supplied by Mather & Platt Ltd and Hackett & Co., Electrical Engineers to Orton and Spooner.

Dates: c1916 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection

Section Drawing of Proctor's Noah's Ark, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.47(ii)
Scope and Contents

Roof section of Proctor's Noah's Ark with notes and dimensions. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Plans and Elevation Drawings for Noah’s Arks

Sketch of Peacock, March 1924

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.18
Scope and Contents

Sketch of a peacock motive for Proctor's mascot seen from the front and side. Pencil on brown paper.

Dates: March 1924
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork

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
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

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