Brass artillery shell casing dated 1941 found in 2014 amongst the belongings of the late Les Crawte in ‘Windrush’, Milton, his last home on Tiree. Engraved on the bottom: LOT1 EOC 1941 [symbols x3] 12Pr 12CW[remainder obscured].
Softback book ‘Strange Things’ by John L Campbell and Trevor H Hall, 2006. The story of Father Allan McDonald, Ada Goodrich Freer and the Society for Psychical Research’s enquiry into Highland second sight.
Electric neck-tie iron made by Ser-Val Products Corporation, Newark, New Jersey, ca 1930. From the estate of Angus MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish.
Emailed information, photographs and query about medals and portrait of Hugh Archie MacArthur of Milton, Caoles, in uniform during WW2. The framed portrait hung in the house of the enquirer’s parents in Gloucestershire for many years, having been found in a local junk shop. How the shop came by it is unknown.
Black & white photograph of the ship Mary Stewart anchored in Scarinish Harbour, with cows standing in the water and the old store on the left. (original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
Photograph of the Munn house at Baugh, ca 1930
Black & white postcard photograph of the Munn house in Baugh around 1930. (original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
Photograph of the Munn house at Baugh, ca 1940
Black & white postcard photograph of the Munn house at Baugh around 1940. Note that the section on the left has been extended upwards since the previous photo V148. (original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
Memories of wireless on Tiree 1941-1954
Written memories of the wireless radio as heard on Tiree during 1941-1954 by Alistair MacNeill of Hynish, who went on to become a presenter for Radio nan Gael in 2014.
Painting by the wife of Duncan MacGregor Whyte
Framed watercolour painting of a Perthshire glen with Highland cattle, by Mary Barnard, the artist wife of artist Duncan MacGregor Whyte of Oban and Balephuil. They built `The Studio` in Balephuil.
Piece of parachute silk, 1940s
Piece of cream-coloured parachute silk of the sort used by the military during WWII. Bears stamped letters `AN` and numbers `11`. The original parachute probably came from the RAF Tiree and would have been divided amongst women who wanted it for making clothing – anything from underwear to wedding dresses.
