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Aberdeen Beach
Amusement Park. Extremely
rare and very clear view of the Scenic Railway roller coaster and
other rides at the Pleasure Park, Aberdeen. [PC015] |
Some foxing to top right.
(Postally unused)
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£19.50 |
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Blackpool Pleasure
Beach: Noah's Ark and Rainbow Wheel.
General view of the park showing the Noah's Ark, Flying Machine, Scenic
Railway station and Rainbow Wheel. Big Dipper in background. [PC039] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£9.00 |
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Blackpool Pleasure
Beach. General view of the
park in the late 1930s, showing the Noah's Ark, Grand National station
and the twin Eli Bridge Big Wheels. The influence of architect Joseph
Emberton can clearly be seen. [PC001] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£9.00 |
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Blackpool Pleasure
Beach: Big Dipper. In 1936,
Pleasure Beach architect Joseph Emberton redesigned the Big Dipper
station. This stunning postcard shows the ride and Boating Lake in the
late 1930s. [PC002] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£11.00 |
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Blackpool Pleasure
Beach: The Revolution. The
UK's first looping roller coaster, pictured in an early 1980s
postcard. Behind can clearly be seen the Tidal Wave ride, installed in
1980. Passengers on the Cableway ride look on. [PC003] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£7.50 |
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Blackpool Pleasure
Beach: General View. Colourful
early 1980s postcard of the Pleasure Beach north park, dominated by
Maxim's Flying Machines. Other rides shown are Alice's Wonderland and
the Derby Racer building. [PC004] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£7.50 |
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Blackpool Pleasure
Beach: General View. Posted
in 1965, this postcard shows the Fun House, Tumble Bugs and Virginia
Reel. These three rides have now been replaced by Valhalla, Ice Blast
and the Globe Theatre. [PC035] |
Mint
(Postally used.)
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£8.50 |
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Blackpool Pleasure
Beach: Beer Mat Postcard.
Very scarce beer mat postcard for Thwaite's, showing the Pleasure Beach
past and present. [PC034] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£9.50 |
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British Empire
Exhibition 1924, Wembley. Photograph
of the Amusement Park at the Wembley Exhibition, showing Gallopers,
Jack & Jill and the Scenic Railway. [PC020] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£8.00 |
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Butlin's Bognor Regis.
Colour postcard showing Bognor's
Fun Fair. In the foreground is the Twist, with the Big Wheel in the
background. [PC014] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£7.00 |
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Butlin's Clacton: Colour
aerial shot of the amusement park and sea front, showing the Peter Pan
Railway clearly. [PC038] |
Mint.
(Postally unused) |
£8.50 |
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Butlin's Clacton: Colour
postcard showing the amusement park. In the background can be seen the
Gallopers and Chairoplanes. [PC012] |
Some minor corner wear.
(Postally used) |
£8.00 |
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Butlin's Skegness: Colour
postcard showing the amusement park, with the twin big wheels and
paratrooper clearly in view: "All Rides Free" [PC016] |
Mint.
(Postally unused) |
£9.00 |
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Butlin's Starcoast
World. Showing the Boomerang
roller coaster. [PC032] |
Mint
(Postally used.)
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£7.00 |
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Butlin's Starcoast
World. Another view of the
Boomerang roller coaster. [PC033] |
Mint
(Postally used.)
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£7.00 |
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Chairoplanes. Colourful
postcard showing chairoplanes in a travelling fair. From 1997. [PC018] |
Mint
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£2.50 |
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Conneaut Lake Park.
The famous Blue Streak Coaster. This
classic woodie, designed by Ed Vettel in 1937 draws coaster fans from
far and wide. It is just one of more than 40 adult and kiddie rides and
slides at Conneaut Lake Park. [PC029] |
Mint.
(Postally unused.)
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£5.50 |
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Drayton Manor Park,
Tamworth: The Paratower. The
Paratower ride, now removed from the park, pictured in the early
1990s. [PC006] |
Some very minor corner
wear.
(Postally unused.)
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£4.00 |
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Drayton Manor Park,
Tamworth: The Octopus. The
Octopus ride, now removed from the park, pictured in the early 1990s.
The Python roller coaster can also be clearly seen behind. [PC007] |
Very good
(Postally unused.)
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£4.00 |
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Dreamland, Margate.
Postcard of the park in the 1980s when it
was called Bembom Brothers Theme Park. The postcard shows the Scenic
Railway, Mary Rose and the Looping Star. [PC030] |
Mint.
(Postally unused) |
£16.00 |
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Dreamland, Margate.
Postcard of the park in the 1980s when it
was called Bembom Brothers Theme Park. Various views from the Big Wheel
showing the Scenic Railway, Looping Star, Heatwave and general view. [PC031] |
Mint.
(Postally unused) |
£16.00 |
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Flamingo Land, Malton:
The Corkscrew.
Identical to the Corkscrew at Alton
Towers, this ride was moved to Flamingo Land from Spanish City Amusement
Park in Whitley Bay. The ride still operates at the park. [PC036] |
Mint.
(Postally unused) |
£4.00 |
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The Franco-British
Exhibition, London, 1908: The Scenic Railway. Exceptionally
crisp photograph of the Scenic Railway roller coaster at the 1908
Franco-British Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush, London. [PC009] |
Used condition.
(Postally used, with message on
rear.) |
£9.00 |
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Frontierland Western
Theme Park, Morecambe. Postcard
showing the entrance, Crazy Horse Saloon, Western Train and general view
of the park (including Haunted Silver Mine and Noah's Ark). [PC021] |
Mint. (Postally unused.)
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£12.00 |
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Ghost Town in the Sky,
North Carolina.
Set in the beautiful mountains of North
Carolina, this amusement park lets you step back into the days of the Olde
West. Walk side by side with gunfighters and marshals.
Thrill at wild rides in the amusement area. [PC027] |
Mint.
(Postally unused.)
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£5.50 |
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Idlewild Park,
Ligonier. The mouse that
roared. Idlewild's first new roller coaster in over 50 years, the Wild
Mouse adds instant excitement. It's the biggest 'mouse' ever built.
[PC026] |
Mint.
(Postally unused.)
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£5.50 |
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The Italian
Exhibition, Earl's Court, London, 1904: The Great Water Chute. Real
picture of the classic Canadian Water Chute ride at the 1904 Italian
Exhibition, London. Water chutes were immensley popular rides in the
early part of the Twentieth Century. This card is over 110 years old.
[PC008] |
Minor wear on the edge.
(Postally unused.)
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£13.00 |
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Marine Lake, Rhyl:
Figure Eight Coaster. An early
photograph of the wooden roller coaster at Rhyl's Marine Lake pleasure
park. The lake remains, but the rides have long since disappeared.
[PC037] |
Mint
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£13.00 |
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Marine Land, Niagara
Falls. Dragon Mountain, billed
as the world's largest steel roller coaster. [PC022] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£5.50 |
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Morey's Pier, Wildwood.
Ride the storm! The coaster towers nearly
115 feet high and reached close to 60 mph. Sit suspended through loops,
corkscrews and critical drops. Feel the power of the Great Nor Easter! [PC025] |
Mint
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£5.50 |
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Ocean Beach Fun Fair,
Rhyl: Fun Fair by Night. The
lights and atmosphere of the massive Ocean Beach Fun Fair at Rhyl. The
postcard shows the park entrance, with the Big Wheel behind. [PC010] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£4.50 |
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Ocean City, New Jersey.
Whether it's sunbathing, going on the
rides, or playing on the water slides, there's always something fub to
do at America's greatest family resort. Postcard shows waterslide at
Gillian's Island; 9th Street Beach; Wonderland Pier. [PC028] |
Mint (Postally
unused)
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£5.50 |
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Paramount Kings Island.
The midwest's largest theme park featuring
over 100 rides and attractions. Special 25th anniversary card from 1997. [PC024] |
Mint (Postally
unused)
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£4.50 |
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Pleasure Beach,
Skegness. This Skegness
amusement park started as a small fairground on the sand dunes. This
delightful postcard from 1909 shows the early collection of rides,
which included helter skelter and big wheel. [PC005] |
Some very minor corner
wear.
(Postally used, with message on
rear.)
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£12.50 |
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Pleasureland,
Southport: The Cyclone. The
Cyclone roller coaster was built in 1937 by Charles Paige, and is
still going strong to this day. This sepia postcard shows a packed
train of riders "having a good time". The detail of the
vintage coaster train can clearly be seen, and no lap bars! [PC011] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£8.00 |
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Pleasureland,
Southport: The Flying Machine. Early
view of Pleasureland in 1913, one year after opening. The view shows
the Flying Machine and miniature railway. In 1924, the park moved to a
new location. [PC013] |
Mint
(Postally unused.)
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£9.00 |
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Silver Dollar City, MO.
Thunderation Roller Coaster. This
smooth-riding roller coaster dashes down a mountain, zips through trees,
then plunges into an abandoned mine. [PC023] |
Mint (Postally used.)
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£5.50 |
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Vienna, Big Wheel.
Vintage colour postcard of the
famous Vienna Prater Big Wheel. [PC019] |
Fair/Poor
(Postally used.)
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£4.00 |
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Wannack Gardens,
Polegate: Fred Slaymaker's Wonder Village. Fantastic
postcard showing the model fairground within the model village: Helter
Skelter, Gallopers, Swings and Chairoplanes. [PC017] |
Mint
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£5.00 |
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