Fosters
on the Fairground has a limited run of 400 books and is an large
hardback book with dustjacket that includes over 530 illustrations
(33 in colour). It details the development and working lives of
engines built by William Foster & Co. at Lincoln as used by showmen,
including many previously unknown facts from Foster’s records.
Entering the market in 1904, they became the third largest supplier
of engines to travelling showmen, and led development of the
‘Scenic’ engine.
The book details Foster’s
development of engines for showmen, including road locomotives,
steam tractors and wagons, plus electric light engines – and also
some unusual early conversions.
Using many sources, ‘Fosters on the Fairground’ takes a copiously
illustrated look at each engine’s working life, ranging from a few
lines to pages of text, photographs and other material. Meeting the
hard-working owners and drivers, and looking at the rides and shows
they were used with, brings the working lives of Foster fairground
engines to life. |