Wooden marlinspike for splicing rope.
2019.4.1
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Object Type: artefact
2019.3.1
30 oz strapped claw hammer stamped ‘MacArthur Edinburgh’ made in the early 1900s. Found in a house in Kilmoluaig.
2019.2.1
Two hand whisks from the 1960s. The blue one is stamped ‘Sky-line’.
2019.1.3
Sail-maker’s awl for creating holes in the sail cloth before sewing. Made at a local smiddy. From a collection of sail-maker’s tools belonging to Hector MacKinnon, owner of the schooner ‘Coll Castle’ (Eachann a’ Cholla, born ca 1847).
2019.1.2
Two sail-maker’s needles. From a collection of sail-maker’s tools belonging to Hector MacKinnon, owner of the schooner ‘Coll Castle’ (Eachann a’ Cholla, born ca 1847).
2019.1.1
Sail-maker’s palm strap to protect the hand from the eye end of the needle when pushing the needle through the tough fabric of the sail, with extra foam padding to protect the top of the thumb. From a collection of sail-maker’s tools belonging to Hector MacKinnon, owner of the schooner ‘Coll Castle’ (Eachann a’ Cholla, born ca 1847).
2018.113.1
Length of handmade sìoman ruadh / coir rope, made from coconut husks and much used in sailing boats. It replaced rope made from cereal straw around the 1850s as it was resistant to salt water.
2018.111.1
Small cardboard box containing a collection of pottery shards, flints, cobbles and other stones found on the surface of the walled mound at Ruaig/Salum in August 2018.
2018.107.2
Handmade, pig-iron meat cleaver for cutting up sheep. Made in Vaul.
2018.107.1
Large, brass, Canadian, artillery shell casing dated 1918 from WWI, with a replica lead cap made by Donald Brown, Vaul. On the base is stamped “-18Pr II VSM 1918 LOT 5424”.
