Orton and Spooner

Orton and Spooner Living van built for Charles Heal in 1917 on display at the Dingles Fairground Heritage Museum

Orton and Spooner or Orton,Sons and Spooner from Burton on Trent were manufacturers of Showmen's Living Vans and fairground rides from the late 1800s till 1977. The company was originally to separate businesses with Spooner supplying wood carvings to fairground ride builders Orton's.

History

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Rides

• Bioscope Show
• Circular Switchbacks/Speedway Ride
• Haunted House attraction
• Noah's Ark Ride
• Scenic Railway Ride
• Theatre Unique

Other products

• Living vans for showmen
• Carved horses and decoration

Customers

The companies customers include most of the leading travelling showmen. Rides were often traded in for new attractions and updated before being resold.

• Anderton & Rowland
• Robert Edwards and Sons of Swindon
• George Green Ltd of Glasgow
• Charles Heal and Sons

Surviving rides

Super Chariot Racer ex R. Edwards and Sons on display at Dingles Fairground Heritage Museum 2011

The Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre has a O&S Super Chariot Racer formerly with Robert Edwards and Sons of Swindon.

See also

• Fairground center engines
• Fairground rides
• Showman

External links

• Fairground heritage Trust article on Orton and Spooner
• National Fairground Archive - Orton & spooner index