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Lot Essay
The Hon. Alison and Hon. Margaret Hore-Ruthven were the twin daughters of Walter Patrick Hore-Ruthven, Baron Ruthven of Gowrie and Jean Leslie Lampson. They were famous in society and were commonly referred to as the Ruthven twins. Alison and Margaret had a life-long tradition of dressing the same, which made it nearly impossible to distinguish between the two.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article about the ladies in February 1930 called ''Ruthven Twins Display Odd Affinity of Minds". The recent discoveries of a German professor, who researched unusual affinity between twins, had focussed attention on the Ruthven twins. Their friends and family had always been astonished by their exceptionally similar characteristics, but the professor brought something even more astounding to light. One day, Alison, who was in Liverpool, wanted her sister's advice about a particular matter so she decided to telephone her. At exactly the same moment Margaret was just about to pick up the receiver as the telephone rang. Instantly, Margaret started discussing the precise matter Alison had telephoned her about...
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article about the ladies in February 1930 called ''Ruthven Twins Display Odd Affinity of Minds". The recent discoveries of a German professor, who researched unusual affinity between twins, had focussed attention on the Ruthven twins. Their friends and family had always been astonished by their exceptionally similar characteristics, but the professor brought something even more astounding to light. One day, Alison, who was in Liverpool, wanted her sister's advice about a particular matter so she decided to telephone her. At exactly the same moment Margaret was just about to pick up the receiver as the telephone rang. Instantly, Margaret started discussing the precise matter Alison had telephoned her about...