Various documents related to the business operations of Orton and Spooner including order books, correspondence, contracts, account books, product specifications and wage books.

Business card for C.J. Spooner, designer and carver.

This collection contains photographs taken by David Braithwaite from the 1950s and used towards his publications alongside older images collected from other sources as well as business records, monographs, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, bibliographies, catalogues, programmes, films and some other miscellaneous items.

Design for a heavily decorated column capital, signe C.S. Spooner Burton on the shield. Pencil on paper.

Design for a column capital showing a woman's torso, birds and profuse folliage, signed Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.

Design for a column capital showing a woman's torso, birds, profuse folliage and other animal shapes, signed Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.

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.

Design for the frieze and column capital of a scenic ride showing folliage and flower decorations, signed C.J. Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.

Design for a column in the shape of a man in Middle Eastern military attire on a rearing horse, signed C.J. Spooner Burton on Trent on reverse. Pen and ink on paper.

Design for ride frontage showing procenium and three different types of column designs, signed C.J. Spooner Swan Works, Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Design for ride frontage showing procenium, columns with foliage decorations, shields and garland, signed by C.J. Spooner, Swan Works, Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Design for a ride frontage for Wilmots with columns and foliage and shield decorations, signed C.J. Spooner Swan Works Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Sketch for the design of a ride's procenium showing the freize and top of columns which imitate tree branches, signed C.J. Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.

Half section of outside decorations for roundabout with heavily decorated columns, frieze and hand rails showing cherubs and profuse folliage, on top scroll C.J. Spooner, Design Carver, Buton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Design for a show front with foliage decorations and columns signed C.J. Spooner, Burton. Pencil on paper.

Highly finished design drawings for capitel, mirror frame and show fronts including the Jelly Wobble, Chas Relph, Shamrock, Noah’s ark, The Frivol, Arthur Holland’s Jack & Jill slide and half section of outside decoration for roundabout.

Drawings and designs used for the decoration of fairground rides.

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.

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.

Section elevations of the queen post truss for roof, signed C.J. Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.