A magic lantern with 14 glass slides
A magic lantern – an early type of image projector
With 14 glass slides, including pictures, bible texts and hymns
These were widely used until the 1950s when superseded by 35mm slide projectors
A lantern (possibly this one) was used at the Baptist Sunday-schools and Temperance meetings in Tiree.
From a collection of items from a byre in Brock
Cast iron kettle holding 5½ pints from John Law Foundry, Glasgow, 1852–1910
From a collection of items from a byre in Brock
A 6ft (180cm) pit saw blade
Pit saws were used to cut planks from tree trunks, for house and boat building. The “pit” in Brock would have been a hollow in the sand dunes. The log was placed horizontally across the pit or frame and the saw was usually operated by two men: a top-man above and a pit-man guiding the saw from below. This may have been a one-man saw
With the absence of local sawmills the use of pit saws would have continued long into the 1800s and possibly even the 1900s
From a collection of photographs and items from Lodge Farm, Kirkapol.
First Book of Verse published by Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, Hodder & Stoughton
belonging to Henry Mackinnon of Kirkapol
PDFs of portrait photographs of Brown family members of Balephuil taken around 1905.
Calum Neil, Malcolm Brown, grandfather of John Brown, Balephuil. see
Tearlach Chaluim Neill, Charles Brown, father of John Brown.
Tearlach Chaluim Neill, Charles Brown (centre) with his twin brothers Alasdair and Donald.
the original framed portraits are in the possession of the Findlater family.
John Brown owned the butter churn on display at An Iodhlann. click here It was probably passed down the family to him.
From a collection of photographs from Port Ban, Caolas.
Pencilled on the reverse of the photo: ‘Young’ Danina MacCallum
Danina at a hay stook
From a collection of photographs from Port Ban, Caolas.
Danina “Bheag”
Danina MacCallum
From a collection of photographs from Port Ban, Caolas.
Danina “Bheag”
Danina MacCallum
From a collection of photographs from Port Ban, Caolas.
Danina “Bheag” Danina MacCallum
A sextant belonging to Captain Donald Kennedy, Cornaigmore.
Donald Archibald Kennedy sailed during both world wars and was present at D-Day.
The sextant was made by D McGregor & Co. Glasgow, Greenock & Liverpool during the early 20th century.
