Amusement rides
Found in 1239 Collections and/or Records:
Noel Drewe Collection
A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. The films are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm and contain related correspondence and notes. This collection also contains some sound reels mainly of fairground music.
Normand Electric Boat Unit Bllueprint, 10 February 1932
Complete boat unit in first go boats by Normand Electric Co., Ltd. Scale full size, drawing No.8336 with accompanying letter.
Notebook, 1933 - 1935
Notebook containing rough and miscellaneous notes, kept by Stuart Johnstone.
Notebook, c1920 - 1950
Notebook containing rough and miscellaneous notes, kept by Stuart Johnstone.
Notebook, c1920 - 1950
Notebook, with loose sheets of rough notes, kept by Stuart Johnstone.
Notebook, c1920 - 1950
Notebook containing rough and miscellaneous notes, kept by Stuart Johnstone.
Notebooks, 1957
Notes about rides and patents compiled by David Braithwaite.
Notebooks, 1916 - 1971
Notebooks, kept by Stuart Johnstone.
Notebooks , c1940 - 1959
Notebooks containing notes and indexes of Lionel’s photographs.
Notes about Patents, 1957
Loose sheets containing notes about patents, fairground rides and photographs compiled by David Braithwaite.
Notes on Research for ‘Overboats’ Book, c1980 - 2000
Notes on research conducted by Paul Braithwaite for ‘Overboats’ book and other research material including photocopies of newspaper articles, photographs and certificates of engineering inspections and certificates of insurance.
Nottingham Goose Fair and Hull Fair Photographs, 1994
Colour photographs of Nottingham Goose Fair and Hull Fair.
Nottingham Goose Fair List of Rides, 1965
List of rides and names at Nottingham Goose Fair by David Braithwaite.
Nottingham Goose Fair Plans, 1979 - 2002
Plans showing the location of rides and names of showmen/women. Drawn by the Markets and Fairs Department, Nottingham.
Oaks Park Fun Fair, Sheffield Poster, 26 August - 4 September c1975
Waltzer, dodgem, speedway, Noah’s Ark. Red and black type on yellow background.
Oaks Park Fun Fair, Sheffield Poster, 26 August - 3 September c1975
Waltzer, dodgems, speedway, Noah’s Ark. Red and blue type on white background.
O'Connor-Toulmin Family Collection
The collection contains photographs, including early family photographs of the O'Connor family, contemporary research, journal articles and books written by Vanessa Toulmin. Also included in the collection are manuscripts and newspaper cuttings.
Original Artwork, c1900 - 1929
Drawings and designs used for the decoration of fairground rides.
Original Artwork, c1940 - 1949
Drawings and sketches of fiargrounds, fairground rides and behind the scenes sketches showing showmen and women carrying out domestic jobs drawned by Margaret Whitaker at Tiverton Fair in Devon and Nottingham Goose Fair.
Orton and Spooner Collection
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.