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What do the ‘experts’ say?
Here is the section entitled ‘Vehicles of Travelling Showmen’ from ‘Discovering Horse-drawn Vehicles’ by D.J.Smith. What are your thoughts? Is this description accurate? It seems very anglo-centric – what would the equivalent Scottish companies have been? Does our own showmen’s wagon have a sunburst infilling in the wheels? Specialised vehicles were widely used by fairground…
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Notes taken from audio recording of our discussion about the showman’s wagon
Showman’s living van. Horse drawn. It’s been modernised in order to be used as much as possible. It came to Glasgow Museums in the 70s and it was donated by Hugh Smith and he was from Eaglesham. Donor’s son claimed it had come from the Alexander family. He also mentioned the names Mr and Mrs…
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Schools Workshop
Great news! This advert is going out to Glasgow schools. Please feel free to pass this information on / contact me for a copy. BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE FAIR! Where do Fun Fairs come from and where do they go? Use museum displays, objects and role-play to learn about the life and work of…
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Handling Objects
Working with schools in the museum, Learning & Access use displays to bring history to life and to start conversations about all sorts of topics. As we are not allowed to touch most of the objects in the museum, we use ‘handling objects’ to make the experience as true to real life as possible. We…
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Amazing Spaces
‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’ is a Channel 4 architecture series about living / holidaying in small spaces : http://www.channel4.com/programmes/george-clarkes-amazing-spaces/4od#3488336
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Alva
Alva Charles Thomas. c.1919 (based on date for Jimmy Thomas.) Where: Alva Who/What: Thomas’s shows leaving/entering Alva with wagons and loads. Jimmy Thomas on front (child). Charlie Thomas standing with horse. Bottom of living wagon – built for showmen (2 windows and bigger wheels). Mollyye[?]t wagon on top. Loads wagon to the right, ready to…
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The Cowies in Saltcoats
Taken approx. 1975 this photograph was shot in Saltcoats and depicts Colin Cowie Sr. (now deceased) and Colin Cowie Jnr. This photograph belongs to Natalie Cowie-Kayes. All rights reserved.
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