Sepia photograph of two women, probably sisters, of the Lamont/MacKenzie family of Harbour, Caoles, taken in around 1900. “Yrs sincerely Effie MacFadyen” is handwritten in the lower right corner.
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Hand-coloured portrait photograph of a young woman of the Lamont/MacKenzie family of Harbour, Caoles, in around 1900s possibly Mary Ann Stewart (nee Lamont).
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Large brass spring balance scales for weighing up to 200 lbs of grain, fleece and other items. Manufactured by Geo. Salter & Co. Ltd in 1917.
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Brass bed-warmer which would have been filled with heated stones.
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Clear glass bottle with glass ball stopper for aerated drinks. Made by Colin Campbell. Bottler, Largs & Greenock, 1892. Similar to object 2013.167.2
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Rounded wooden core for weaving a ‘monkey’s fist’ – the rope ball at the end of a ship’s throwing line. Used by Vaul boat-builders.
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Collection of 27 brass sail eyelets of various sizes, threaded onto a rope. From the workshop of Vaul boat-builders.
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4.5″ wooden block plane made by Robert Sorby, Sheffield, from 1828. From the workshop of Vaul boat-builders.
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16″ wooden block plane made by Robert Sorby, Sheffield, from 1828. From the workshop of Vaul boat-builders.
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Ardennes-Corticule Belgian Blue whetstone from the workshop of the Vaul boat-builders.
