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Photographs and scrapbooks compiled by Bernard Fielding. Each scrapbook contains a mixture of press cuttings including Fairground Mercury and World’s Fair, photographs, postcards, Paul Braithwaite history and patent material. Augmented by handwritten notes and research from other enthusiasts.

Scope and Contents Plans and elevation drawings for various fairground rides, including No.64 Ark, No.52, No.54 Dodgems, No.1 Water Dodgem, Whirlwind racer design and electrical diagram, Yo-Yo centre drum, Swings, Joy Wheel, track for Gymnastic railway for East Coast Amusements, Ghost Train, Scenic No.1, commercial development on Burton-upon-Trent, Wall of Death, No.3 Monorail, No.8 Ghost train, Auto Skooter for Blackpool Olympia, Anderton and Rowland’s Dodgem’s carrier, No.45 Ark pay box, Codona’s Noah’s Ark...

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Design for a ride frontage showing columns and frieze with foliage decorations also design for scenic car on reverse. Pencil on paper.

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Design of a scenic ride entrance showing column designs in the shape of a man in military outfit riding a rearing horse and a man in Beefeater's style outfit and heavily decorated freize, signed C.J. Spooner Buton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

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Plan drawing for John Studt junior scenic with dimensions. Pencil on brown paper.

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Design for a scenic ride procenium, showing, entrance, steps, railing and columns. Pencil on paper.

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Humorous designs for gondola cars for switchback or scenic fairground rides.

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Design for gondola car showing a male fisheman on one end of the car and a sea monster type of creature on the other. Pencil on paper.

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Desing for gondola car showing a footballer at each end of the car, one kicking the ball and the other being hit with it in the face. Pencil on paper.

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Section of design of G. Green scenic ride's gates with dimensions and annotations. Pencil on paper.

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Design for a gondola car showing a male jester at each end of the car. Pencil on paper.

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Paul Angel's photographs sale lists and some items of research on switchbacks.

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Design for a gondola car showing a musician at each end of the car. Pencil on paper.

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Drawings and designs used for the decoration of fairground rides.

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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.

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This collection contains photographs both taken and collected by Paul Angel, associated notes, newspaper cuttings and 2 videos relating to fairs, seaside and amusement parks and the preservation movement.

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Blueprints of electric parts for fairground rides supplied by Mather & Platt Ltd and Hackett & Co., Electrical Engineers to Orton and Spooner.

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Plans and sketches for rides and shows including swings, trusses for roofs, sleepers and railings for G. Green scenic, specifications for sleepers for M & E Hill, design for abreast gallopers crack, entrance plan for Thurston, platform galloping action, boxing boards for C. Heal, chimney centre and joy wheel.

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Desing for gondola car showing a policeman on one end of the car and a dog on a ball, balancing an object on his nose. Pencil on paper.

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