A box of 20 Kodak 35mm slides, including views of the sunken Loch Seaforth, taken by Donald Brown and his brother Tommy
2026.6.1
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Acquisitions
2026.5.1
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These were widely used until the 1950s when superseded by 35mm slide projectors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.
2026.4.4
From a collection of items from a byre in Brock
Head of five-tine Wolf Garten cultivator, post-1922.
2026.4.3
From a collection of items from a byre in Brock
Cast iron kettle holding 5½ pints from John Law Foundry, Glasgow, 1852–1910
2026.4.2
From a collection of items from a byre in Brock
Pipsqueak mini-stove with an integrated hearth made by Anglo-American Stove Company. Date 1870s–1900s. Designed for boats, caravans, railway carriages
This was probably used in a boat