Amusement rides
Found in 1141 Collections and/or Records:
Drawing of Prototype Dragon Scenic Car Design, c1930 - 1939
Design of prototype dragon scenic car with five seating sections decorated with a dragon which tail and back extremities lift over the back seats. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Design for ride frontage showing procenium with foliage decorations and columns. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Design for ride frontage showing procenium with foliage decorations and columns. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Design for ride frontage showing profusely decorated procenium with figures and other motives. Pencil in paper.
Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Sketch for the design of a ride's procenium showing the freize and top of columns which imitate tree branches, signed C.J. Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Unfinished sketch showing the outlines of the design for a ride's frontage with columns. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Design for a ride procenium with jungle theme decorations consisting of large foliage vegetation and columns, the ride's platform can also be seen. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Design for a ride procenium with jungle theme decorations consisting of large foliage vegetation and columns imitating tree trunks. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Design for ride frontage showing procenium, columns with foliage decorations, shields and garland, signed by C.J. Spooner, Swan Works, Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Design for a ride frontage for Wilmots with columns and foliage and shield decorations, signed C.J. Spooner Swan Works Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Roof Structure, c1900 - 1929
Sketch of a roof structure. Pencil and colour pencil on paper with measurements and notes.
Drawing of Roundabout Decorative Frontage, c1875 - 1899
Half section of outside decorations for roundabout with heavily decorated columns, frieze and hand rails showing cherubs and profuse folliage, on top scroll C.J. Spooner, Design Carver, Buton on Trent. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Sequah Carriage, 1915
Design for Sequah carriage with elaborate scroll carvings and columns and open and an enclosed section to travel, contains some annotations. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Shield Design, c1920 - 1939
Design showing a fragment of a shield with folliage decorations and face of a fantastical beast. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Show Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939
Design for a show front with foliage decorations and columns signed C.J. Spooner, Burton. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Swithback Entrance Design, c1920 - 1939
Sketch of swithcback entrance showing the bottom section of columns and the platform. Pencil on paper.
Drawings and Plans for Ride Designs, c1880 - 1939
Drawings and plans for ride designs including juvenile pay box, John Collins globe of death, Yo-Yo domes and droppes, No.4 wall stage and canopy, Midget ride and dodgem pay box, rail cars and heraldic decoration.
Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts, c1875 - 1939
Highly finished design drawings for capitel, mirror frame and show fronts including the Jelly Wobble, Chas Relph, Shamrock, Noah’s ark, The Frivol, Arthur Holland’s Jack & Jill slide and half section of outside decoration for roundabout.
Drawings for Scenic Rail Cars, c1900 - 1929
Humorous designs for gondola cars for switchback or scenic fairground rides.
Drawings for the Design of Various Decorative Components for Fairground Rides, c1890 - 1939
Designs for showfronts, decorative columns and other decorative features, including the swag entrance for a scenic for Charles Thurston, a Hippodrome swag entrance, the front of switchback and scenic rides, Simnett’s shop front, Parry’s show front and the design for a fireplace. Pencil on paper.