Small brass and glass paraffin lamp that was probably hooked onto the side of the clock on the bridge of a ship. From the estate of Angus MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish.
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Pressing iron ca 1860
Heavy pressing iron used around 1860 for pressing cloth over two sheets. From the estate of Angus MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish.
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`Tilley` vapouriser for a domestic iron
Vapouriser made by the Tilley Lamp Company with cleaning wire and control knob for use with domestic iron D.N.250 (early steam iron?). Includes cardboard box and packaging sleeve. From the estate of Angus MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish.
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Flat iron for smoothing fabric around 1890. From the estate of Angus MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish.
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Glass bottle with glass stopper, 1880s
Glass mineral water bottle with internal glass ball stopper. Made by Dan Rylands, Barnsley, 1884-1888, who was the sole maker of this bottle, for McCall of Oban. Contains the Codd`s Patent Globe Stopper. It was with this bottle that Godd started the first bottle exchange in the world (money back on bottle).
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Tailor`s iron for smoothing fabric, with wooden handle and heating brick (iron?) that would have first been heated before inserting into the iron. In use around 1900. From the estate of Angus MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish.
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`Dalli` iron, 1890 – 1930
Large, lidded `Dalli` iron for smoothing fabric, used during 1890 to 1930. A burning brick of smokeless fuel would have been placed into the iron to heat for use. From the estate of Angus MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish.
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Stoneware spirit jar ca 1870
Large, cork-stoppered, stoneware jar/bottle made by J & R McIntyre that probably held whisky. John and Ronald McIntyre were wine and spirit merchants around 1870.
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Two goffering irons
One small and one medium sized goffering irons used for pressing pleats into fabric. These would have been used in conjunction with appropriately sized pokers which would have first been heated in the fire before being inserted into the irons to heat them.
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Superex vacuum cleaner from the 1950s
Metal and wood `Superex` manually pumped vacuum cleaner from the 1950s.
