Three ink stamps from MacDonald`s Shop, Scarinish
Three wood and rubber ink stamps bearing the name `M MacDonald, Pier Road, Scarinish, Isle of Tiree`, used in MacDonald`s shop in Scarinish.
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Stoneware hot water bottle
`Pige` stoneware hot water bottle with screw stopper.
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Two lumps of coal said to have come from the steam ship SS Vivo, which was wrecked off Balevullin in 1890.
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Anti-aircraft shell, 1955
Brass 4mm Mark 4 Bofors anti-aircraft shell manufactured by RLB (Royal Laboratory, Birtley) in 1955, and found in the refuse dump at Sandaig. Possibly originated from military presence on Tiree during the Cold War.
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Iron pan or skillett for hanging over open fire
Black-painted flat, iron cooking pan or skillet for hanging over the fire on a chain.
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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.
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Two curved glass baby feeders
One `Ideal` glass baby feeder, and one `Perfectum` glass baby feeder, both dated around 1930.
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Stoneware Dutch gin bottle, 19th century
19th century stoneware gin bottle made by Dutch company Blankenheym & Nolet (unidentified contents though probably the cork).
