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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 560 Collections and/or Records:

Whirldwind Racer Blueprint, c1928

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.32(xix)
Scope and Contents

Profile and bracing diagram.

Dates: c1928
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirldwind Racer Blueprint, August 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.32(xxix)
Scope and Contents

Plan for erection by Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd.

Dates: August 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirldwind Racer Blueprint, 3 September 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.32(xxxix)
Scope and Contents

Plan of whirldwind racer in Olympia, Grand Hall, for Mr John Collins, scale 1/16". Drawing X1070.

Dates: 3 September 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirldwind Racer Cars Elevations, 15 May 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.35(v)
Scope and Contents

Elevation drawings of whirlwind racer cars and loading platform.

Dates: 15 May 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Whirldwind Racer Elevation, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.34(v)
Scope and Contents

Elevation drawing of section of Whirldwind Racer.

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Whirldwind Racer Plan, c1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.30(xxix)
Scope and Contents

Track plan for the Devil's chute whirldwind, scale 1/4".

Dates: c1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides

Whirldwind Racer Plan, May 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.30(xxx)
Scope and Contents

Front end plan loading platforms for Whirldwind Racer, scale 3/8".

Dates: May 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides

Whirldwind Racer Platforms Blueprint, c1936

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.32(i)
Scope and Contents

Ride platforms, plan and side elevation. Drawing W4729.

Dates: c1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirldwind Racer Unloading Crane Blueprint, 8 October 1928

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.32(xiii)
Scope and Contents

Trolley beam and columns for unloading crane for unloading whirldwind cars from track by Travers Engineering Co, Beaver Falls.

Dates: 8 October 1928
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirldwing Racer Plan, August 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.35(vii)
Scope and Contents

Floor plan of whirldwing racer, showing arrangement of track, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd, Burton-on-Trent.

Dates: August 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Whirlwind Race Table of Gate Sizes Blueprint, 24 October 1934

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.28(xxviii)
Scope and Contents

Blueprint showing a numerical table by Messrs Orton, Sons and Spooner Ltd. Drawing X1033.

Dates: 24 October 1934
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Fairground Ride Designs and Mechanisms

Whirlwind Racer Plan Blueprint, May 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.32(ii)
Scope and Contents

Plan with full size detail loading floor. 3/8" scale.

Dates: May 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirlwind Racer Plan Blueprint, May 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.32(iii)
Scope and Contents

Plan with full size detail loading floor. 3/8" scale.

Dates: May 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Wonderful Mechanism, The Exeter Clock Handbill, c1825

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.53
Scope and Contents

Wonderful Mechanism, The Exeter Clock at Cosmorama Rooms. 'Most perfect piece of mechanism in the world'. Weighing half ton, 10ft High and 5 ft Wide.Printed by E. and J. Thomas, Printers, Exeter Street, Strand.

Dates: c1825
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Regent Street Handbills

Wood Work for Swings Blueprint, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.25(xv)
Scope and Contents

Blueprint with details of wood work for swings by Messrs Orton & Spooner, showing side and front elevations.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints and Elevation Drawings

World War One Tank Car Plan, c1914 - 1920

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.35(xxvii)
Scope and Contents

Drawing of design for a tank car from above. Stmped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd.

Dates: c1914 - 1920
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Yoyo Elevation, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.30(ix)
Scope and Contents

Partlial elevation of Yoyo ride and Paybox with annotations, scale 1".

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides

Yoyo Plan, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.30(xxiii)
Scope and Contents

Section of Yoyo machine plan sleepers, scale 1".

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides

Yoyo Plan, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.34(xlii)
Scope and Contents

Plan of Centre Drum of Yoyo, scale 1".

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Yoyo Plan, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.35(ix)
Scope and Contents

Plan of Yoyo centre drum, scale 1".

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

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