Octopus
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Amusement ride
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Taylor Collection
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0069
Scope and Contents
The Charles Taylor collection is a fine example of Taylor’s of Wombwell printers’ posters, which highlight changes in printing techniques, fashion and taste within the popular entertainment industry. Included are examples of posters for pantomimes, fairs and circuses. The collection also contains handbills and other advertising material.
Dates:
c1937 - 1989
Found in:
National Fairground and Circus Archive
Hunslet Feast Poster, 31 July - 9 August c1975
Item
Reference code: 178R11.967
Scope and Contents
Middleton Grove. Marshall Waddington. Speedway, Twist, Trabant, Octopus, Waltzer, Dodgems. Multicoloured.
Dates:
31 July - 9 August c1975
Hunslet Feast Poster, 29 July - 7 August c1975
Item
Reference code: 178R11.933
Scope and Contents
Middleton Grove. Marshall Waddington. Speedway, Twist, Trabant, Octopus, Waltzer, Dodgems. Blue and white type on red background.
Dates:
29 July - 7 August c1975
Posters, c1937 - 1989
Series
Reference code: 178R11
Scope and Contents
A collection of posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell for music hall and variety, circus, pantomime and fairgrounds.
Dates:
c1937 - 1989