Wooden, pedal-operated spinning wheel made by Archie MacLean (Èirdsidh an Tuairneir), Cornaigmore. On loan from Mary MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish
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Large blunt chisel-shaped iron tool for forcing tar-soaked hemp (oakum) into the bottom strake of a boat to make it water-tight. Used by Vaul boat-builders in the 1930s.
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Four boat-builders` tools from the `Mary Stewart`
Three caulking irons and a sail pricker from the schooner the Mary Stewart: large and small `making` irons, a `hardening` iron (with groove), and a sailmaker`s pricker for making holes in sail canvas. Caulking irons (caladh in Gaelic) came in sets of five and were used to force oakum into spaces between timbers to form a water-tight seal.
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Tar-soaked hemp rope used in boat-building, ca 1930s
Length of hemp rope soaked in Stockhom tar used as caulking for sealing the bottom strake in traditional fishing boats. Used by Vaul boat-builders in the 1930s.
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Carpenters spokeshave
Beech wood and iron spokeshave used for shaving thin layers off wood. Manufactured by Robinson Hall, Sheffield in the 1950s. From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
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Carpenter`s `plow/plough` plane
Wood and iron plough/plane for cutting grooves in carpentry. Made by (Late) Chas. Nurse and Co., Invicta Tool Works, London. From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
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Glass bottle ca. 1930
Screw-stoppered glass bottle for aerated water. Manufactured by G & P Barrie Ltd, Dundee and Pollockshields, Glasgow after 1928. From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
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Carpenters plane irons
Two iron blades from a carpenter`s moulding plane belonging to the MoD in 1943. Manufactured by William Marples, Sheffield. From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
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Souvenir tea towels from Tiree, 1970
Two linen tea-towels with hand-drawn images from Tiree. Designed and commissioned in the 1970s by Mona MacLean, Scarinish, for sale in her shop at the top of the pier road. Includes a photocopy of a newspaper advertisement regarding the tea-towels and a photocopy of a letter from a Miss Macdiarmid of Edinburgh wishing to buy two by post (originals stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1). From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
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Carpenters chisel
Wood, brass and iron wood chisel. Manufactured by Thomas Ibbotson & Co., Sheffield, 1825-1909. Marked A. MacKinnon on the handle. From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
