Cobblers last for making shoes
Iron cobblers last from Lachainn Beag Lachainn Chaluim, Balemartine.
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Object Type: artefact
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Meat grinder, ca 1870
`Beatrice` No. 1 meat grinder made in Willenhall, England by John Harper & Co. 1837-1902. From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
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Wooden, pedal-operated spinning wheel made by Archie MacLean (Èirdsidh an Tuairneir), Cornaigmore. On loan from Mary MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish
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Scythe
Long, two-handed, wood and iron scythe for harvesting hay and cereals. From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
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Radio, 1951
Portable, four-valve, `Champion 741A` radio in leatherette case manufactured by the Champion Electric Corporation, Sussex, in 1951. From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
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Large blunt chisel-shaped iron tool for forcing tar-soaked hemp (oakum) into the bottom strake of a boat to make it water-tight. Used by Vaul boat-builders in the 1930s.
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Tar-soaked hemp rope used in boat-building, ca 1930s
Length of hemp rope soaked in Stockhom tar used as caulking for sealing the bottom strake in traditional fishing boats. Used by Vaul boat-builders in the 1930s.
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Four boat-builders` tools from the `Mary Stewart`
Three caulking irons and a sail pricker from the schooner the Mary Stewart: large and small `making` irons, a `hardening` iron (with groove), and a sailmaker`s pricker for making holes in sail canvas. Caulking irons (caladh in Gaelic) came in sets of five and were used to force oakum into spaces between timbers to form a water-tight seal.
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Carpenter`s `plow/plough` plane
Wood and iron plough/plane for cutting grooves in carpentry. Made by (Late) Chas. Nurse and Co., Invicta Tool Works, London. From the belongings of Angus MacLean, Scarinish.
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Handmade clay pot or `craggan` found in Caoles by Angus MacLean, Scarininish, while ploughing.
