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Amusement rides

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1141 Collections and/or Records:

Savage Brothers Limited Catalogue, c1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178I7.23
Scope and Contents

Savage Brothers Limited catalogue for brick and clayworking machinery. King’s Lynn, 22p.p with illustrations.

Dates: c1890 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Savage Brothers Limited Catalogue, c1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178I7.24
Scope and Contents

Savage Brothers Limited illustrated catalogue of traction and portable engines and agricultural machinery. King’s Lynn, 78p.p with illustrations.

Dates: c1890 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Savage Brothers Limited Catalogue, c1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178I7.25
Scope and Contents

Savage Brothers Limited illustrated catalogue of traction and portable engines, agricultural machinery, brickmaking machinery and other products. King’s Lynn, 60p.p with illlustrations.

Dates: c1890 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Savages List of Exhibitis, 1975

 Item
Reference code: 178J5.3
Scope and Contents

List of exhibits by Frederick Savage at King’s Lynn Festival 1975 by David Braithwaite. Typescript.

Dates: 1975
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Bibliographies

Savages Ltd. Trade Sheet, c1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178I7.6
Scope and Contents

Savages Ltd trade sheet for their Flyaround Juvenile roundabout, 2p.p with illustration.

Dates: c1890 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Scenic No.1 Elevations, c1880 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.35(xxiii)
Scope and Contents

Four elevation drawings for Scenic No.1, scale 1 and 1/2" to 1Ft.

Dates: c1880 - 1899
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Scenic No.1 Elevations, c1880 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.35(xxiv)
Scope and Contents

Four elevation drawings for Scenic No.1, scale 1 and 1/2" to 1Ft.

Dates: c1880 - 1899
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Scenic No.1 Elevations, c1880 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.35(xxv)
Scope and Contents

Four elevation drawings of gates for Scenic No.1, scale 1 and 1/2" to 1Ft.

Dates: c1880 - 1899
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Scenic No.1 Elevations, c1880 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.35(xxvi)
Scope and Contents

Six elevation drawings for Scenic No.1, scale 1 and 1/2" to 1Ft.

Dates: c1880 - 1899
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Scenic Ride Design, c1880 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(iv)
Scope and Contents

Design for a scenic ride showing a side view with tree branch decorations on railing and columns. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1880 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for the Design of Various Decorative Components for Fairground Rides

Schippers-Vanderville Leaflets, c1900 - 1959

 File
Reference code: 178I7.30
Scope and Contents

Schippers-Vanderville advertising leaflets for Elektro-Selbstfahrer dodgem cars. Hamburg, Germany, 1p. with illustrations.

Dates: c1900 - 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Schippers-Vanderville Leaflets, c1900 - 1959

 File
Reference code: 178I7.31
Scope and Contents

Schippers-Vanderville advertising leaflets for Elektro-Selbstfahrer mit Vorderrad-Antrieb dodgem cars. Hamburg, Germany, 1p. with illlustrations.

Dates: c1900 - 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Schippers-Vanderville Leaflets, c1900 - 1959

 File
Reference code: 178I7.32
Scope and Contents

Schippers-Vanderville advertising leaflets for Elektro-Selbstfahrer dodgem cars. Hamburg, Germany, 1p. with illustrations.

Dates: c1900 - 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Schippers-Vanderville Leaflets, c1900 - 1959

 File
Reference code: 178I7.33
Scope and Contents

Schippers-Vanderville advertising leaflets for Elektro-Selbstfahrer dodgem cars. Hamburg, Germany, 1p. with illustrations.

Dates: c1900 - 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Scrivens and Smith Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0013
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides and scenes and black and white photographs of Lang Wheels dodgem cars and two artist's impressions of Lang Wheels aerodrome. Also contains cassette recordings of showman John Ling's memories of travelling life.

Dates: c1950 - 1994
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Scroll Decoration Design, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.54(xix)
Scope and Contents

Colour section of traditional scroll decoration, scale 2".

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Design Drawings for Ride and Show Fronts

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

Section of Car, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.33(v)
Scope and Contents

Section of car for Collins at Battersea.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details

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
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Set of D.C. Motor Blueprints, 28 July 1925

 File
Reference code: 178M15.15
Scope and Contents

Set of fourteen Blueprints of different arrangements of motors and machines (T.P. 11, 12 and 13, PC 2 to 9, JP12 Scenic Motor and P3 Scenic Motor) with note on reverse not to be taken away of detached, all stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester.

Dates: 28 July 1925
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans

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