Winkle Collection

Winkle Street, Calbourne, Isle of Wight - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle, based on the story by Washington Irving, probably at Her Majestys Theatre, London. circa 1900

Joseph Jefferson in his bicycle Chair (The Palm Beach Coach) - Florida, USA. Joseph Jefferson, commonly known as Joe Jefferson (18291905) - American actor

Heathletics. New water sports for the holidays; sea golf, winkle cricket and Ocean Pingpong. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary

Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown CBE
Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, CBE, DSC, AFC, FRAeS, RN, born 21 January 1919. RAeS President 1982-1983, left, with Henry Kremer. Date: 1919

Home of Rip Van Winkle, Sleepy Hollow, Catskill Mountains. Date c1902

Rip Van Winkle - Judith Gardenier, Rip Van Winkle's married daughter, with his grandson. Artist: Arthur Rackham

WW2, Rip Van Winkle
An illustration which shows Peter the Royal Air Force pilot, sat in the cockpit of his yellow fighter plane, with Hendrick Hudson on the back! Date: circa 1940

Cyril Maude, actor manager, as Rip van Winkle
Cyril Maude, actor manager (1862-1951), as Rip van Winkle, theatrical portrait in rustic costume, with long beard and cooking pot

Winkle Street, Calbourne, Isle of Wight by Terry Whitworth

Place marker - Wee Willie Winkle
Place marker - Willie Winkles here to show ______________ the way to go. Date: circa 1937

FREDERICK LESLIE actor, here as Rip van Winkle in the play of that name. Date: CIRCA 1883

As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Bro?
As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes, Rn (Born 21 January 1919) Former Royal-Navy Officer

Brighton Winkle Stall
Queueing up at a winkle stall in Brighton, Sussex, England. Winkles are eaten with a pin, to winkle them out of their shells. Date: mid 1960s

Winkle seller, 1869
Man selling fine fresh winkles from a cart, 1869 Date: 1869

Misfitz - Rip Van Winkle. early 20th century

Winkle - Duke of Gloucesters pet Scottish terrier
A portrait of Winkle, a Scottie dog belonging to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. Date: 1931

Caricature of Fred Leslie, English actor and singer
Caricature of Fred Leslie (Frederick George Hobson, 1855-1892), English actor, singer, comedian and dramatist. Seen here in the role of Rip Van Winkle

Winkle Street - Calbourne, Isle of Wight Date: circa 1910s

Littorina sp. periwinkle
A comparison of various periwinkle specimens (Littorina), held at the Natural History Museum, London

The return of Rip Van Winkle

Our merchant marine, the Rip Van Winkle of the sea. Illustration shows Rip Van Winkle, his beard long and his clothes tattered, asleep near an abandoned ship building yard

Robt. McWade as Rip Van Winkle. Date c1879

Irving / Rip / Koatskill Mtn
Rip encounters the odd inhabitants of the Koatskill Mountains. Date: First published: 1819

Irving / Rips Return
Rips return to the village. Date: First published: 1819

Irving / Rip Van Winkle
The village boys troop after Rip, their hero. Date: First published: 1819

Myth of Urashima
The legend of Urashima Taro, a humble fisher-lad, resembles that of Rip van Winkle : he is carried by a tortoise to the Dragons Palace where he lives with the Princess for ages

Gossip about Fairies 33
Rip van Winkle encounters the Man with the Keg, who entices him to drink too much of his Hollands, sending him to sleep for twenty years

England / Iow / Calbourne
The picturesque Winkle Street, Calbourne, Isle of Wight, possibly named after John Winkle, rector of Shalfleet (1339 - 1347)

Mountain Railway USA 2
This electric funicular in the Catskill Mountains gives tourists a thrill unknown to Rip van Winkle (whose adventures took place here) as they swoop down and up again

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