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Design for Living Waggon Ornamentation, c1875 - 1900

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Reference code: 178V10.46(iv)

Scope and Contents

Design for a living waggon wall panelling and mirror. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1875 - 1900

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Plans and Elevation Drawings for Living Wagons and Transport

Design for Monorail Carriages, c1920 - 1939

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Reference code: 178V10.51(x)

Scope and Contents

Design for monorail carriages and steamline carriages, drawn to scale. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings and Plans for Ride Designs

Design for Mr. William Davies Top Motion Gallopers, March 1892

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Reference code: 178V10.49(x)

Scope and Contents

Desing for Mr. William Davies top motion gallopers showing different section details, drawn to scale with annotations and dimensions. Pen and ink on paper.

Dates: March 1892

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Plans and Drawings for Ride Mechanisms and Components

Design for No.1 Water Dodgem Buffers, 11 March 1928

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Reference code: 178V10.49(ix)

Scope and Contents

Design for No.1 water dodgem buffers, showing the perimeter of the ride, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Dates: 11 March 1928

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Plans and Drawings for Ride Mechanisms and Components

Design for No.21 Noah's Ark, c1930 - 1939

Item

Reference code: 178V10.47(iii)

Scope and Contents

Design for No.21 Noah's Ark rafters, with dimensions and annotations. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Plans and Elevation Drawings for Noah’s Arks

Design for Noah's Ark Paybox, December 1932

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Reference code: 178V10.47(iv)

Scope and Contents

Side elevation for the design of a Noah's Ark ride paybox. Pencil on paper.

Dates: December 1932

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Plans and Elevation Drawings for Noah’s Arks

Design for Ride Frontage, c1875 - 1899

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Reference code: 178V10.45(viii)

Scope and Contents

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

Dates: c1875 - 1899

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts

Design for Ride Frontage, c1920 - 1939

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Reference code: 178V10.45(xv)

Scope and Contents

Design for a ride procenium showing a small roof with plant pots on the sides and small fruiting trees, on reverse annotation reading Noah's Ark. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts

Design for Ride Frontage, c1930 - 1939

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Reference code: 178V10.45(xvii)

Scope and Contents

Sketch for ride frontage in the Art Deco style. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts

Design for Ride Structure, c1920 - 1939

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Reference code: 178V10.51(v)

Scope and Contents

Design of a section of a ride's holding structure with dimensions. Pencil on tracing paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings and Plans for Ride Designs

Design for Scenic Ride Entrance, c1900 - 1910

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Reference code: 178V10.45(xx)

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: c1900 - 1910

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts

Design for Scenic Ride Frieze, c1875 - 1899

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Reference code: 178V10.45(xvi)

Scope and Contents

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

Dates: c1875 - 1899

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts

Design for The Frivol, c1930 - 1939

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Reference code: 178V10.45(ix)

Scope and Contents

Design for The Frivol, showing frontage decorations with female figure on right hand corner and columns, stamped G. Orton Sons & Spooner. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts

Design for Tower Uprights Water Plates, c1920 - 1939

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Reference code: 178V10.49(xiii)

Scope and Contents

Full size drawing of section of tower uprights washer plates. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Plans and Drawings for Ride Mechanisms and Components

Design for Yoyo Frieze, c1920 - 1939

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Reference code: 178V10.51(vi)

Scope and Contents

Scale sketch for Yoyo ride freize design. Pencil on paper

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings and Plans for Ride Designs

Design of Rearing Horse Column, c1900 - 1920

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Reference code: 178V10.45(vii)

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: c1900 - 1920