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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 190, 8 May 1940, Page 5

“ PLAYLAND 99 at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Great Disposal Sale OF “PLAYLAND” BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT In compliance with the terms of the Contract with THE NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION COMPANY LIMITED, "PLAYLAND" (Proprietors: The Double Grip Tubular Steel Devices Co., Ltd.), nave for IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL, at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, Wellington, the following Buildings, Equipment, etc.: CRAZY HOUSE: A complete up-to-date Dual Public Address ONE GRAVITY RIDE: System, consisting of Main Amplifier and Control Equipment consisting or three trains of three 1 00 ft. x 60ft. All Frame of Oregon Pine. System distributing Speech and Music from a Main cars each, each <ar holding six people, of the T. &G. Flooring, Heavy Joists under Floor. 24 Control Station to 16 large speakers. Comprising: | Qtest design underslung type equipped with Gauge Iron on Roof. 24 Window Frames and | oc | < handle bars. Necessary conveyor chain Glass. Asbestos covering the outside of Build- ]. Twin turntables (with fader). Microphone Qnc j sa f e fj es . One bO h.p. internal geared ing. and Rack —containing: 400 vo | t motor Qnc j starter, brakes eccentric TOWER OF LONDON: * Qd !° T “ ner- . type ’ 3. Mixing Panel. . JACK AND JILI • Large Building wood Frame and Plaster Walls. . , (~ nnt . ro | p Qne | , ... . Iron Roof with Gutter and Down Pipes, Window 4. Speaker Control a . Equipment consisting of 36 buggies with seat. Frames and Windows. T. &G. Flooring. 5. Mam Amplifier. Conveyor chain and all safely appliances. Approximate size 2,960 square feet. 6. Control Panel and Monitor Speaker. Track for conveyor, 25 Kp. motor ear e ~ . duction Box, Necessary Gears and Shafting for ’STANDS Al : 1 Announcer Microphone. Belt, sjdes Qf grooved map | e f or t | le s hute. T„ ,0,3 of Buildingx. wood r™. I™ CRAZY HOUSE EQUIPMENT: Roof and Back. Open Front. T. &G. Floor- Consisting of one Crash and Bumper Floor, one ing. Approximate size, 2,960 square feet. _ Shaking Barrel Floor, one Drop Floor, nine Electric Air Valves and Keyboard to operate same, Opensides. wood ~ G°™?'end 4 Down'pipe, T &' 1 C °'" Sailor one! his Wile, 2 Loud6d. to 2/6. speakers, 2 Amplifiers, 2 Turntables—motor STANDS J & K’ I International Coin Counting Machine —for driven, 3 Volume Blowers. Excluding Building. n i p copper. HIGHLAND FLING: One large run of Buildings, approximate size 9,220 sq. ft. Wood Frame, Iron Roof and 36 Co,n Testers. A circular ride of the aeroplane type, having 20 Back. Open Front. Verandah running the 25 Receptacle Boxes (for torr, tickets) with keys cars holding two persons in each car. whole length. T. &G. Flooring. and handles. PORTABLE OCTUPUS RIDE with 8 Arms: Rl OPK I F kA- Leather Conductors Ticket Wallets. British made under American "Eyerley" Air- ’ 6 Leather Satchels (cash). craft Corporation patents. Large run. of Buildings, approximate size, 6 Leather Bullion Bags. ELECTRIC SPEEDWAY: 11,090 sq. ft. Wood Frame, mostly Oregon ... . Pine. Iron Roof and Iron Back. Open 9 Hydraulic Hose and Reel Fae Fighting Equip- Consisting of a fully portable track, 1 00 ft. long, ' Front T. &G. Flooring. ment. With 1080 feet T rubber hose. com p| e t e with centre island and 4 Octagonal Show Cases, Bft. high. Each side paybox. Fencing all round with roof of waterBLOCK N: i 2ft. 6in. proof canvas with canopy extension all round. Run of Buildings, approximate'size 4,920 sq. 4 Show Coses, 7ft. long, 4ft. wide, Ift. lOin. Special decorated dcsi 9'l scol ° ur . dep i ct - fl. Uprights of Oregon Pine and Frame. deep, on legs 2ft. 61n. '"t? T r • ci r- Al-. 3ii Ofr Qin whole completely decorated. Fifteen 1 909 De T. &G. Flooring throughout. 1 7 Show Cases, 4ft long, 2ft. w.de, 2ft. 9m. Luxe Racing Type (2 seater) Electric Speedway BLOCK O: de ° P ' ° n egS Z 111 Cars, incorporating additional improvements of 19 Pedestals for show cases. geared steering and special new type bumpers. Run of Buildings. Uprights and Frame Oregon )2 $h $ Q c | ose _ co upled generator set to drive above. Pine. Iron Roof and Back. T. &G. Floor- , .. ~ cAnrrn th a i-iz ing throughout. Approximate size of building, 1 International Recordmg Machine (latest type, AUTO SKOOTER TRACK: 4,920 square feet. electrical). Being o fully portable track 82ft. by 42ft., in20 Ohmer Fare Registers. corporating steel floor mounted on Bft. by 4ft. BLOCK P: 1 Complete modern Portable Compressor Plant —as wooden plotforms and wire-meshed ceiling, Wood Frame. Iron Roof. T, &G. Flooring. follows: One V.A.T. 25 Portable Compressor Plant complete with control box, roof of waterproof Approximate size 276 square feet. 400 v. 50 cycle, 3 phase complete with 5 gallon canvas with canopy extension all round suitably container having 4 air and material outlet taps, decorated. Twenty-four 1939 type Lusse BLOCK R: also AT-1 transformer, complete with varieties luxurious front-wheel drive auto-skooter cars, Wood Building. Open Front. Approximately of sprays, guns, nozzles, air hose, adaptors, etc. complete with trolleypoles painted in six sets of Bft. deep and 70in. long. various colours ’ One close-coupled generator set to drive above. BLOCK S: ... Office Fittings and Furniture, Carpets, Electrical NEW WHIP: Small wood stand 6ft. x 6ft. 3 sides on y. Fixtures, Fittings of all types, cable and motors. Being Q fu) | y porta t,| e amusement device, comOFFICE BLOCK: Tubular Steel and Fittings as follows: plete with eight stream-lined cars of the 1939 Size 32ft. x 45ft. with annex 15ft. x 20ft. type, uprights all round to carry lighting in Consisting of 3 small offices, 2 large offices, 2 TUBE (PAINTED) AND FITTINGS: troughs ready to receive lamps. Motor to toilet and wash basins, I strong room (door ,■ />ci,ir. SLl '* vo ' ,Q 9 e - not included). Built of 24 corrugated iron 121,921 ft 3in 330 ft 1ln ’' Zl ' s '’ ’ GHOST TRAIN: on roof. Outside wall covered with Pole!i te. 2in U /2in Couplers— Double 120. Single Coup- Being steel rails incorporating conductor rail SL 3i. Coupler. Double U •>&. shaped ,p occupy space 581,. x sSf>. with 12 £S’ And an add.t.onal number o, small Sw ? e| c ; up|erS) ,^ 4B> Swivel Final Couplers, Ghost Train type cars, with not less than nine 9 550. Rafter Couplers, 30; Base Plates, 594. mechanical effects together with set of electnWORKSHOP’ Com Joint Pins, 1,430. Junior Split Joint Pins, cally operated skeletons for erection on front A lean-to Bffildinq. Approximately 10ft. x 224. Split Joint Pins, din. 18. Split Joint of building. Close-coupled generator set or 80ft. Wood front with J windows, door each Pins, 1 in. 50. jin. Spanners, 144. 3-Bin. stepdown transformer to drive above. Excludend. Iron roof. Spanners, 12 1 in. Spanners, 12. I ing Building. FOR FURTHER DETAILS APPLY TO GENERAL MANAGER, "PLAYLAND/' N.Z. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, RONGOTAI. Tel. 18-230.