Chocolate bar wrapper from around 1950. Possibly from Mona MacDonald`s shop in Scarinish. ‘Rowntrees milk assorted cream tablet, 2d’ on yellow paper.
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Dates: 1960s
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Bicycle lamp sold in Mona MacDonald`s shop in Scarinish
Exide drydex cycle lamp for the front of a bicycle, in its original green and yellow cardboard box. From sales stock stored in Mona MacDonald`s shop at the Pier Road corner in Scarinish.
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School book `Second French Book`, 1908
Hardback book used to teach the French language in Oban High School. Handwritten on inside back cover “Cathie MacDonald, Oban High School”.
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School book `Three Musketeers`, 1930
Hardback book used for teaching in Cornaigmore High School in the 1930s.
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School book `Elementary Regional Geography`, 1934
Hardback book used to teach geography in High School (Oban?). Handwritten on inside front cover: ” Morag MacDonald, Class I A”, and a schedule of classes.
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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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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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Audio recording of Gavin MacDonald of Canada speaking about his family in the 1970s, part 1 of 2.
Audio recording of Gavin MacDonald reminiscing his family`s past. His parents were Alex and Jessie MacDonald of Scarinish, who emigrated to Canada in 1902 with their three daughters and one son. They settled in Saskatchewan in 1904.
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Audio recording of Gavin MacDonald of Canada speaking about his family in the 1970s, part 2 of 2.
Gavin MacDonald reminisces about his family`s past. His parents were Alex and Jessie MacDonald of Scarinish, who emigrated to Canada in 1902 with their three daughters and one son. They settled in Saskatchewan in 1904.