Amusement rides
Found in 1313 Collections and/or Records:
Cradle Layout Blueprint, c1930 - 1939
Layout of cradle with portable pretzel.
Crank Design, 1926
Design for three abreast roundabout crank for J. Evans.
Cromford Steam Rally, 1992
VHS tape titled, 'Cromford Steam Rally', filmed by Robertsons. Includes footage of the Cromford Steam Rally in Cromford, Derbyshire. Duration: 40 minutes.
Crystal Palace and South London Handbills, c1835 - 1899
Handbills for travelling exhibitions and sideshows at Crystal Palace and South London.
Darwing of Farrar's Yoyo Paybox, c1900 - 1929
Sketch for Farrar's Yoyo paybox. Pencil on paper.
Dave Homer Collection
Video cassette recordings of roundabouts, vols 1,2,3,4, filmed in Buxton, 1992 and 1993 by Mr Dave Homer in VHS PAL format.
Dave Skidmore Collection
This collection contains colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides and transport taken by Dave Skidmore.
David Braithwaite Collection
This collection contains photographs taken by David Braithwaite from the 1950s and used towards his publications alongside older images collected from other sources as well as business records, monographs, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, bibliographies, catalogues, programmes, films and some other miscellaneous items.
David Cheverill Collection
Colour and black and white photographs and negatives of fairground scenes, rides, fairground organs and transport taken by David Cheverill and a piece of correspondence.
Deakin & Sons Festival Fun Fair Ticket, c1920 - 1950
Ticket for Deakin & Sons 2nd Festival Fun Fair, Sophia Gardens Field, Cardiff
Decorative Comic Drawings for Fairground Ride, c1900 - 1929
Series of humorous sketches designed to decoratethe rounding boards on a fairground ride.
Decorative Drawings for Juvenile Fairground Ride, c1930 - 1949
Sketches of various scenes designed to decorate the rounding boards of a juvenile fairground ride.
Decorative Frieze Drawing, c1875 - 1899
Section of Design for a decorative frieze.
Derbyshire Fairs 1992, 1992
VHS tape titled, 'Derbyshire Fairs 1992', filmed by Dave Homer. Locations include: Derby, Hartington, Glossop, Chesterfield, Matlock, Ilkeston and Ripley in Derbyshire. Duration 95 minutes.
Design Drawings for Ride and Show Fronts, c1880 - 1939
Drawings for ride fronts, shows and carts, including Chamberlain’s show front carved by W.E. Hilton, Bostock’s show front, chalk rubbing for window design, centre pay box for organs, Ghost trains, Corrigan’s front entrance, Smart and Elson sign, Frank Codona’s Speedway, Egyptian Helter Skelter design and Parry’s Famous Shows front.
Design for Basket Lifting Ride, c1880 - 1889
Design for early basket lifting ride, with letters and numbers. Pencil on paper.
Design for Column's Capital, c1875 - 1899
Design for a heavily decorated column capital, signe C.S. Spooner Burton on the shield. Pencil on paper.
Design for Column's Capital, c1875 - 1899
Design for a column capital showing a woman's torso, birds and profuse folliage, signed Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.
Design for Column's Capital, c1875 - 1899
Design for a column capital showing a woman's torso, birds, profuse folliage and other animal shapes, signed Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.
Design for Dodgem Rail, 1937
Design for dodgem rail showing Art Deco style decorations and Geo. Orton Sons & Spooner Burton on Trent stamp. Pencil on paper.