Twist Collection

Oliver Twist meeting the Artful dodger in the streets Date: First published: 1836-37

Bill Sykes (Barnard)
Bill Sykes sits at a table with a bottle of booze while his dog Bullseye cowers against the wall, afraid of being hit

Oliver Twist / Title Page
Title page

Young North Africans dancing on the Paris Quais
Young North Africans (from Algeria) dance on the Paris Quais. Date: circa 1950s

Mr Bumble with Oliver
Stern Mr. Bumble holds the hand of apprehensive young Oliver Twist, as they walk away from the workhouse

Wrapper design, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Wrapper design, first monthly instalment of the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by George Cruikshank, dated January 1846. 1846

Eight Bells, Hatfield
The Eight Bells inn at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, referred to in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Bill Sykes met the pedlar here. Date: 1950s

The Tatler cover - Fashion for debutantes - party
Front cover of society magazine, The Tatler featuring a photograph of people doing what looks like the twist at the annual ball of the Heythrop Hunt held at R.A.F. Little Rissington

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Twist Street Bridge, Hillbrow, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Fagin in Jail
Fagin in the condemned cell

Islamic Contortions
Some Moslems choose to twist and contort their bodies while praying, bending backwards to a remarkable degree

Oliver Twist / Fagin
Olivers reception by Fagin and the boys

The Dacca Twist Companys Sewing Cotton, Manchester
Advertising showcard, The Dacca Twist Companys Sewing Cotton, Manchester. Date: circa 1900

Twist / Affecionate Pals
Oliver is claimed by his affectionate friends

Twist / Evidence Destroyed
The evidence destroyed

Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney taking tea

Dickens / The Chimes
Trotty Veck - a poor ticket porter whose outlook is converted from despair to hope by the spirits of the chimes on New Years Eve

Oliver Twist and Camera Crew
A production still shows a camera crew filming Robert Newton and John Howard Davies in the climactic rooftop scene of David Leans 1948 version of Oliver Twist. Date: 1948

Illustration of a family of women sewing at home, the centre figure using a sewing machine. Advert for Dewhurst's Sylko Machine Twist Date: 1918

RMS Titanic table on which composer Archibald Joyce wrote
RMS TITANIC, an important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gate leg table where composer and English Waltz King Archibald Joyce (1873-1963)

White metal mantel clock, RNYC Fujiyama
MARITIME: A rare white metal mantel clock, RNYC FUJIYAMA in blue enamel and two flag logos belonging to the Royal Clyde and Royal Northern Yacht Club

RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald Joyce
An important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gateleg table on which the composer and ?English Waltz King? Archibald Joyce (1873)

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - glassware
Captain Treasure Jones Archive - RMS Queen Mary pair of souvenir goblets 1936-1967 with cotton twist stems, and a QE2 Stuart crystal January 1969 goblet. Date: 1930s-1960s

Helen Gray in The Toe Jazzbuck - a novelty Buck
Helen Gray (headliner on the Keith-Albee Vaudeville Circuit) showing The Toe Jazzbuck - a novelty Buck and Wing Toe dance, 1927 featuring Butterfly, Gilda Gray Strut, Charleston Glide

Jacobs Island
View of Folly ditch, Jacobs Island. Jacobs Island was a notorious slum in Bermondsey, London, in the 19th century, located on the south bank of the River Thames

Cartoon, Mr Parnell, like Oliver Twist, asks for more. Lord Salisbury plays the part of the Beadle, dishing out thin soup. A comment on Conservative resistance to Irish Home Rule. 1886

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Pickles. Pickles tries to catch hold of his own tail. Date: 1909

Advert for Foxs spiral puttees 1899
Foxs new patent spiral puttee, spiralling from the ankle to the knee. Date: 1899

Cartoon, Oliver Asks For Less -- LLOYD GEORGE AND JOHN BULL. Date: 1912

Bransby Williams and Company at the Grand Theatre, Hull, in The Soul of Nicholas Snyders, and Oliver Twist. circa 1922

Oliver Twist asks for more - Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist asks for more - from Oliver Tiwst by Charles Dickens. Date: circa 1910s

1940s hairstyle suitable for very long hair
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This style is suitable for very long hair. Date: 1940s

Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving

A Pull to Leg by George Studdy
Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy, nearly strangled himself when he winds his lead around his owners legs in an effort to pursue a fleeing cat

Piece of string with comic letter on a Christmas card
Piece of string with comic letter on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: 1895

Mark Lester, child star
Mark Lester (b.1958), child star, best known for his title role in the film version of Lionel Barts musical, Oliver! Seen here sitting on a tree branch. Date: late 1960s

Anna Neagle dancing the twist with Grenville Collins
Anna Neagle (1904-1986) - popular British stage and film actress and singer dancing the twist with 19-year-old guest Grenville Collins (1943-) !

John Howard Davies (b. 1939) English actor who gained fame as a child actor making his debut as Oliver Twist

Artful Dodger at Work
The Artful Dodger teaches Oliver to pickpocket from the rich

Boy on a Donkey Cart
A small boy waits patiently on a donkey cart in the Market Place at Kildare, Co Kildare, Ireland. The cart is traditional, only the tyres give it a more modern twist

Silk Manufacture in China. 19th century

Twist - three people from Nottinghams diverse community dan
Nottingham. Twist - three people dancing at a Christmas party, including a black man and white couple. Decorations on the ceiling. Date: 1960s

Pollan Fishers Twisting Lines for Nets, Lough Neagh
Pollan Fishers Twisting Lines forNets, Lough Neagh - a view of a man operating a large wheel to twist a net for a man in the background in a field

Relief depicting contortionists dancers. Temple of Hatshepsut. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt

Relief depicting a contortionists dancer. Temple of Hatsheps
Relief depicting acontortionists dancer. Temple of Hatshepsut. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt

Relief depicting a group of dancers. New Kingdom. Temple of Luxor. Egypt

Book of Trades, The Rope Maker. 1841

Englishwoman 1070
Her gown has an embroidered neck, and is held at waist by a twist of wool : beneath, her chemise reaches to the ground Date: circa 1070

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