A Lucas battery filler. A distilled water bottle for topping up accumulator batteries.
Early household radio sets were powered by glass accumulator batteries. See 2014.31.1 These batteries were regularly taken to be charged at local shops, such as Calum “Calum Salum” MacLean’s shop in Salum, where they would be topped up with distilled water.
Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles. Part 1, 1966. by Robert B K Stevenson
A hardback book with details of Viking hoards in Tiree
A collection of photographic slides of various Tiree locations in the 1950s
63 35mm slides
A collection of concert programmes for The Tiree Association Annual Gathering
1926 1935 1937 1950 1959 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
A collection of Tiree marked mail
An envelope bearing the postmark RAF PO Tiree 12 July 1944. Sent by Air Commodore E J D Townesend. A Post Office manned by RAF personnel was opened at RAF Tiree on 15 Nov 1943.
An envelope bearing the postmark Middleton – Scarinish – Isle of Tiree 8 July 1970 with 4d Scottish stamp
An envelope bearing the postmark Balemartine – Scarinish – Isle of Tiree 7 July 1970 with 4d Scottish stamp
A postcard bearing the Scarinish postmark. Date unclear. With 3d Scottish stamp
A collection of correspondence with Lachlan MacArthur about rubbish collecting 1964 – 1989
Tiree Special Scavenging District 1964/65
Letter from Alex. MacPhail, District Clerk awarding contract for Tiree Scavenging District. 1968
Letter regarding rubbish skips and the mess caused by animals and birds, from Alex. MacKinnon, NFU. 1988
Correspondence between P M Fairweather, Factor; T McKay, Environmental Health, A&B Council; 1988
Letter from R McIlwraith A&B Council, to propose rationalisation of refuse collection days from 3 days (Tue, Wed, Thu) to 2 days. 1989
Argyll & Bute District Council envelope franked 18.11.87 13p
Black and white photograph of L-R: Kate MacDonald at her house in Balephuil, with Mrs Irving a regular holidaymaker and Mina Lindsay who was a foster-child of Mrs MacDonald.
Photograph of Chrissie Murray 1924-2023, from Point, Lewis who came to work at Tiree NAAFI
Beautiful colour print, original photograph possibly taken on 16mm film, of the tulip fields at Hynish. It is given an order number of ‘SA. 9767’ and dated May 1958.
Box of 28 Kodak colour slides containing images of the Hynish bulb fields.
