Amusement rides
Found in 1141 Collections and/or Records:
Super Jungle Front Rounding Board Artwork, c1900 - 1929
Colour design for John Codona's Super Jungle ride front rounding board, scale 3/4".
Supercar Amusement Catalogue, c1900 - 1959
Supercar Amusement Equipment catalogue of rides including Dodgem’s, Speedway car, Helter-Skelter, Dodgem track, Peter Pan railway and engine and Junior Speedway railway and car. Leamington Spa, 6p.p with ilustrations.
Supporting Rollers Blueprint, 22 November 1932
Blueprint showing the detail of the supporting rollers for a YoYo machine by Messrs Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Contains pencil annotations.
Swan Decoration, c1900 - 1920
Detail of ride frontage decoration showing a swan in a pond on the left side and some scroll decorations.
'Swings' Book Related Correspondence, September 1995 - May 1996
Correspondence regarding ‘Swings’ book research and publication.
Swings Elevation, c1880 - 1899
Elevation drawings of Whiting's High Flyer swings.
Swish Blueprint, c1930 - 1939
Blueprint showing the front section of a swish, the outside view and the top centre hanging frames, scale 1/4". Drawing Y340.
Switchback and Helter Skelter Drawings, 4 July 1943
Two sketches blued to a paper sheet showing a pencil drawings of a switchback railway ride with annotations about colours, carvings and finishes and pencil drawing of a helter skelter at Mitcham Fair by Margaret Whitaker.
Switchback Rides Research Material, c1970 - 1999
Written research on Switchback rides. Includes material from other authors such as Kevin Scrivens. Exercise book with inserted notes and letters from third parties, 4p.p.
Switchback Rides Research Material, c1970 - 1999
Folder of notes, newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to Switchbacks and Scenic Railways, includes material from other donors. Folder with typescript and manuscript pages, photographs fastened down, letters and notes from third parties inserted.
Swithback Entrance Design, c1875 - 1899
Design for rustic style switchback entrance, showing heavy folliage decorations and tree trunk style columns. Pen and ink on paper.
Tank Drawing, c1930 - 1949
Sketch showing a tank on a fild and a boy in a soldier's uniform behind. Pencil on grid lined paper.
Ted Lightbown Collection
Promotional photographs from Rhyl pleasure beach and a large number of plans for Rhyl and associated parks. This includes Battersea festival of Britain, the Battersea Amusement Park and client parks for whom Rhyl built water chute structures.
Terminal Box Blueprint, 11 November 1925
Blueprint of diagram of connections of terminal box P.C. as motor and as generator, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X36770.
Terminal Box Blueprint, 11 November 1925
Blueprint of diagram of connections of terminal box as motor and generator, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X36771.
Terminal Box Blueprint, 11 November 1925
Blueprint of diagram of connections of terminal box connections and end covers wiring as motor and generator, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X36772.
The Auto Skooter Ride Dodgem Elevations, c1930 - 1939
Front and side elevations and floor plan for the Auto Skooter Ride dodgem, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd, Buton-on-Trent.
The Development of Fairground Machinery Monograph, 16 July - 3 September 1954
Some notes on the development of fairground machinery. A series published in 'The Engineer' by P.W. Bradley.
The Evolution of Amusement Machines Article, 7 September 1951
The evolution of amusement machines. In: Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, No.4855, by Thomas Murphy. London, The Royal Society of Arts, pages 791- 806. with illustrations
The House of Thurston Article, 1965
The House of Thurston Feature on the Thurston Family. In: East Anglian and Essex Countryside Annual by Tom Pearce. Suffolk, Anglian Publications, pages 70-72. with illustrations