Dark brown pottery shard 40 mm long and a stone, site of find unknown.
1997.99.2
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Object Type: artefact
1997.100.1
Empty bottle of lung tonic.
Blue-green glass bottle 123 mm high embossed with “lung tonic”, “Owbridges`s” and “Hull”.
1997.100.2
Empty bottle of bisurated magnesia tablets.
Clear glass bottle 72 mm high with brown deposit on interior, embossed with `bisurated magnesia tablets`.
1997.101.1
Cardboard egg box. Brown cardboard lidded eggbox, 242 x 190 x 73 mm, printed with `eggs with care` and lines for sender and addressee, containing corrugated cardboard insert for one dozen eggs.
Every Tiree croft had its chickens in the old days and eggs were a useful way to buy things from the shops if you had no money. In the Second World War, the airmen on Tiree were nicknamed the Royal Egg Force because of their fondness for them.
1997.101.2
Thermometer and tube.
Glass Fahrenheit thermometer with its original bakelite tube.
2002.127.1
Pottery mug with blue-grey glaze and transfer of Cornaig school history in black.
2002.125.1
Stainless steel paperclip or bookmark with enamel Tiree Association crest.
2002.117.1
Pottery candlestick sold as a souvenir from Tiree.
Pottery candlestick with cream, brown and green glaze and the words `From Tiree – Dinna burn the caun`le at baith ends`. Stamped on underside with `Longpark Torquay`.
2002.117.2
Bar of unused monkey brand soap in its original wrapper. A mixture of soap and pumice, it was used for scouring and to remove problem stains.
2002.119.1
Key for the public hall at Crossapol.
Key for the old public hall at Crossapol formerly belonging to Clare Jones. The old hall was opened in 1960, demolished in 2001, and replaced by the new hall `An Talla` in 2004.
