Grip Collection

Gin Juggarnath, 1835
The Gin Juggarnath, or the Worship of the Great Spirit of the age : a satire on gins apparent grip on British life in the early nineteenth century

Suffragette House that Man Built Policeman. Policeman has a suffragette in his grip whilst another attempts to bring her umbrella down firmly on his head

Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939
Christmas gift ideas from Herbert Terry exercisers, including steelstrand expander, golfer pocket wrist exerciser, spring grip dumbbells

Love / Friendship / Hands
Friendship: I value no gift that Good Fortune may send, Like the grip of the hand of a dear true Friend

Wrestling club for women in Vauxhall
Members of a wrestling club for women, opened in Vauxhall, London in 1928. Miss Dot Butler, the schools champion wrestler

Hand Grips Pliers Date: 1947

Advertising Russian Pneumatic Tyres in Belgium
Advertising - Provodnik Russian Pneumatic Tyres in Belgium - " This is what I need to prevent skidding!". Date: circa 1910

RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door (detail)
RMS Olympic - rare walnut satinwood 1/2 veneer two panel First Class stateroom cabin door (detail) with gilt and silver plated door furniture

RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door
RMS Olympic - rare walnut satinwood 1/2 veneer two panel First Class stateroom cabin door with gilt and silver plated door furniture. Comprising fingerplate, door handles and grip bar stamped C86

Illustration by Grip, captioned Labby, of Mr H Labouchere
Illustration by Grip captioned Labby of Mr Henry Labouchere. From a section, Small Talk'. Henry Du Pre Labouchere (1831 ?? 1912) politician, writer, publisher and theatre owner Date: 1895

Vivian McGrath
Australian tennis player Vivian Viv McGrath (1916-1978), here aged sixteen. He was famous for his two-handed backhand. Date: 1932

Ratner strong room door, No. 6, banker's patent steel door with grip frame and ventilating grille. Date: circa 1920s

Barnaby Rudge and Grip. Artist: Nellie Joshua. Date: circa 1907

Superb sword hilt from the mid-16th century. Guard and pommel in black iron decorated with gold and silver figures, grip with mesh of gold wire in a feather pattern

Poster, Get your grip on the Nip, WW2. 1940s

Racing car on a wet track with cut tyres
Racing car on a wet track -- the tyres had to be specially treated with shallow cuts transversing the normal tread for extra grip. 20th century

Wringing Rock Date: 1950

Advert for Swan & Edgar handbags 1929 Advert for Swan & Edgar handbags 1929
Selection of the newest silk handbags with grip clasp. Date: 1929

Musket, Flintlock, . 75 In New Land Pattern
New Land Pattern. 75 in Light Infantry musket, 1810 (c). Utilising the same lock and general characteristics of the Infantry Musket this weapon has a shorter, 39 in barrel

Pattern 1796, Light Cavalry Officers sword, 15th Hussars.Blade is curved and fullered with engraved decoration in the linear style typical of the period, the decoration includes floral designs

8-shot service revolver - used by Austro-Hungarian army
Rast & Gasser of Wien, Model 1898, 8 mm. 8 shot, service revolver, Serial No. 175852. Used by the Austro-Hungarian army during World War One. Cross-hatched wooden grip with iron ring

WWI - Robbins of Dudley Trench Fighting Punch Dagger
First World War Robbins of Dudley Trench Fighting Punch Dagger. A rare example, double edged blade with double central fuller leading into the cast alloy finger shaped grip with steel knuckle bow

Mr Rider Haggard and dog, caricature illustration by Grip
Mr Rider Haggard as a Parliamentary Candidate, and his bull-dog, Poacher'. From a section, Small Talk'. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925)

Officers sword, 51st Foot, 1809 (c); blade is curved, flat backed, unfullered with a spear point, and is double edged for the last 10 in; steel stirrup guard; steel hilt mounts

Harry Vardon, professional golfer
Henry William (Harry) Vardon (1870-1937), professional golfer from Jersey. He was famous for the Vardon Grip, an overlapping grip which he appears to be using here. Date: 1926

Bullock Creeping Grip tractors, tank experiment, WW1
Bullock Creeping Grip tractors coupled together -- a tank experiment during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

Advert for Hindes Limited the new hair pin 1893
A hair pin without points has good points! see the point? New patented at home and abroad, Hindes hair pin. Can t scratch the head and won t fall out

Katar
One of three katars, nd. Watered blade has central rib, diamond section and two side fullers. Two bar grip and side bars covered with gold kuftgari of fine quality

Advert for Marius Heng fake hair grip 1912
Marius Heng, a lightweight and simple to use grip for keeping womens false hair in place. 1912

Foyer Door Handles with Doverite grips in a variety of colours - particularly suitable for cinemas and theatres ! Date: circa 1920s

Henry Cotton, English professional golfer
Sir Thomas Henry Cotton (1907-1987), English professional golfer who won three Open Championships, seen here on a golf course checking his clubs and putters. Date: circa 1930s

Suffragette In the Grip of the Law. Small girl is flanked by two burly policemen arrested for campaignings. Date: circa 1908

Advert for L & R Wooderson mens sock garter 1906
For gentlemen the Velvet Grip, Boston Garter comes in a varity of colours blue, pink, cardinal, black and white. Date: 1906

The Caucasian Oilfields
The imminent danger to the pipe-line to Trudovaya by the enemy grip on the Crimea region, the sea of Azov, and Rostov-On-Don. 1941

The successful, romantic drama, A grip of steel. Date c1899

Experiments with tractors, Burton on Trent, WW1
Experiments with two Creeping Grip or Bullock tractors coupled together at Burton on Trent during the First World War. Date: June 1915

California. San Francisco and Sacramento. San Francisco, gen
The City of San Francisco was in the grip of gold fever in the 1850s and was growing in population by the day, as many as 2, 000 immigrants were arriving by sea each day

Knitting with Mother
A little boy watches his mother knitting. Clothing was rationed during World War Two the ability to knit for the whole family and make-do and mend was crucial

Satire / Grip of Law
In the grip of the law

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