Amusement rides
Found in 1124 Collections and/or Records:
Carters' Gallopers Related Correspondence, 1994 - 1995
Correspondence regarding research on Carters' gallopers for book.
Carters' Steam Fair Handbill, c1990 - 2000
Royal Berkshire Steam Fair. Rides, firework displays and working steams. Colour bi-fold handbill with photographic images and graphics and colour type, containing coupons and celebrity reviews, full body photograph of Richard Wilson riding a galloper on the front page.
Cast Steel Wheels and Gunmetal Bushes Blueprint, c1930 - 1939
Scale full size. Printed on cloth.
Castings for Large Boats Elevations, February 1915
Details of leg castings for large boats, scale 1/2 full size.
Catalogue, 1983
Prospectus and application for shares in Switchback Ventures. Typescript, 1p.
Cathy Ward Collection
This collection contains digital colour photographs of fairground rides, fairground art and showpeople from both travelling fairgrounds and amusement parks in Salzberg fair, Blackpool and various other places in the UK and abroad.
Celine Williams Collection
A collection of 5 black and white photographs, four relate to the Silcock Brothers' dodgems and arcades in the 1950s, and one to Whites' stall.
Century of Tobers Number 1 Articles, c1977 - 1989
Master copies for Fairground Association of Great Britain magazine, Century of Tobers, Number 1. Typescript and manuscript, hand drawn cover in blue ink. Kept in A4 card folder.
Century of Tobers Number 2 Articles, c1977 - 1989
Master copies for Fairground Association of Great Britain magazine, Century of Tobers, Number 2. Typescript, photographs stuck down on pages. Kept in A4 card folder.
Century of Tobers Number 2 Articles, c1977 - 1989
Manuscripts and notes for Fairground Association of Great Britain magazine, Century of Tobers, Number 2. Typescript and manuscript. Kept in A4 card folder.
Century of Tobers Number 3 Articles, c1977 - 1989
Master copies for Fairground Association of Great Britain magazine, Century of Tobers, Number 3. Typescript, photographs attached to pages. Kept in A4 card folder.
Century of Tobers Number 3 Articles, c1977 - 1989
Manuscripts and notes for Fairground Association of Great Britain magazine, Century of Tobers, Number 3. Typescript and manuscript. Kept in A4 card folder.
Century of Tobers Number 4 Articles, c1977 - 1989
Master copies for Fairground Association of Great Britain magazine, Century of Tobers, Number 4. Typescript, photographs attached to pages. Kept in A4 card folder.
Century of Tobers Number 5 Articles, c1977 - 1989
Master copies for Fairground Association of Great Britain magazine, Century of Tobers, Number 5. Typescript, photographs attached to pages. Kept in A4 card folder.
Century of Tobers Number 6 Articles, c1977 - 1989
Manuscripts and notes and master copies for Fairground Association of Great Britain magazine, Century of Tobers, Number 6. Typescript and manuscript. Kept in A4 card folder.
Chain Roller Bearing Axel Box Blueprint, c1930 - 1939
Full size drawing.
Chairoplane and Domestic Scenes Drawings, 13 July 1943
Various sketches glued to a sheet of paper showing pencil, ink, watercolour and goache drawings of a chairoplane ride and showmen and women carrying domestic tasks in their caravans by Margaret Whitaker.
Chalk Rubbing of Foliage, c1920 - 1939
Rubbing of foliage decoration. Blue chalk on brown paper.
Charles Bunn Leaflet, c1900 - 1959
Charles Bunn advertising leaflet for Folding Lifting Jack West Bromwich. 1p. with illustrations.
Charles Taylor Collection
The Charles Taylor collection is a fine example of Taylor’s of Wombwell printers’ posters, which highlight changes in printing techniques, fashion and taste within the popular entertainment industry. Included are examples of posters for pantomimes, fairs and circuses. The collection also contains handbills and other advertising material.