Switchback
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
Paul Angel Collection
This collection contains photographs both taken and collected by Paul Angel, associated notes, newspaper cuttings and 2 videos relating to fairs, seaside and amusement parks and the preservation movement.
Photographs, 1961 - 1995
Colour photographs of fairgrounds and steam engine rallies taken by Bernard Fielding.
Photographs of Fairgrounds, Fairground Rides and Steam Engine Rallies by Bernard Fielding, 1961 - 1995
Colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, general views of fairgrouns, steam engines and steam engine rallies taken by Bernard Fielding in various locations around the United Kingdom including Yorkshire, Gloustershire, London and Hampshire.
Plan for Switchback, 31 August 1894
Plan and narrow frames for switchback for Aspland, stamped F. Savage Co. Limited, King's Lynn England, Engineers and Machinists.
Plans, c1916 - 1939
Blueprints of electric parts for fairground rides supplied by Mather & Platt Ltd and Hackett & Co., Electrical Engineers to Orton and Spooner.
Policeman and Performing Dog Drawing, c1900 - 1929
Desing for gondola car showing a policeman on one end of the car and a dog on a ball, balancing an object on his nose. Pencil on paper.
Sketch for Frieze Decoration, c1900 - 1929
Detail of design for frieze decoration showing folliage motives, signed G. Orton Sons & Spooner Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Centaur Cherub for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for a gondola car showing the front end with the figure of a centaur cherub and other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Cherub and Eagle for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Desing for a gondola car showing a cherub holding a torn and an eagle's head on the front end as well as other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Cherub for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for gondola car showing a cherub streching its arm upwards and other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Cherub for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Desing for a gondola car showing a cherub holding an object with a round end on the front end as well as other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Cherub Holding an Arrow for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Desing for a gondola car showing the back of a cherub holding an arrow on the front end as well as other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Demon's Head for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for ride car showing a deamon's head with large fangs and pointy ears on the front end and other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Dragon's Head for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for ride car showing a dragon's head with large teeth and claw on the front end and other elaborate carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketch of St. George Slaying a Dragon for Gondola Car, c1900 - 1929
Design for a gondola car showing a man in armour spearing a dragon. Pencil on paper.
Sketches for Scenic and Switchback Cars, c1900 - 1929
Pencil sketches for scenic and switchback cars with fantasy dragon scenes (one possibly an allegory of St. George slaying the dragon) and demonic figures and elaborate foliage by H. Darby.
Sketches for Scenic or Switchback Ride Cars, c1900 - 1929
Designs for fairground ride cars showing neoclassical cherub figures in various poses, sideshow frontage, frieze and game stall.
Sketches of Front, Rounding Boards and Figures for Switchback, 1904
Design for a Savage Switchback built for Eugene Denis of Paris showing frontage with sculpture of Brittania on top section and columms in the shape of military figures on horses and other figures, inscribed on centre J. Spooner Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.
Sketches of Samples for Switchback Cars, c1900 - 1929
Pencil sketches of samples for switchback cars, decorative friezes, front entrance of joy wheel and design for switchback.
Switchback and Helter Skelter Drawings, 4 July 1943
Two sketches blued to a paper sheet showing a pencil drawings of a switchback railway ride with annotations about colours, carvings and finishes and pencil drawing of a helter skelter at Mitcham Fair by Margaret Whitaker.