World War, 1914-1918
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Drawing of Armour Car, c1900 - 1929
Drawing of front and back elevation of armour car for showboat by H. Darby, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Pencil on paper.
Drawing of Armour Car for Showboat Design, c1930 - 1939
Side elevation design of armour car for showboat by H. Darby, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Pencil on paper.
Original Artwork, c1900 - 1929
Drawings and designs used for the decoration of fairground rides.
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.
Photographs, 1880 - 1950
Black and white photographs and negatives of fairground rides, living wagons, transport, fairground organs, carvings and other artwork from the Orton and Spooner company. Also contains some photographs of employees and showmen.
World War One Tank Car Plan, c1914 - 1920
Drawing of design for a tank car from above. Stmped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd.