Tilley lamp (minus glass globe), 1925-1950. Tilley lamps were named after John Tilley, inventor of the hydro-pneumatic blowpipe in the early 1800s. Domestic Tilley lamps were fuelled with paraffin, which was pressurised by use of a pump on the base.
Two unused mantles and packet of washers for a Tilley lamp (2002.73.1)
Brass weighing scale with hook.
Brass weighing scale 0-25 lbs with hook, stamped `POCKET BALANCE WARRANTED`.
Copper scoop
Copper scoop stamped `ANDERSON BROS MAKERS GLASGOW`
Pottery shard.
Pottey shard found 4 foot down in Kirkapol graveyard, probably Iron Age, exterior surface orange-brown, interior surface brown.
Keyring from Scarinish Guard Room during World War II.
Oval brass keyring 45 mm by 30 mm, stamped on one side with `SCARINISH GAURD ROOM` around the edge and `38` in the centre, and on the other side `W`, an upward-pointing arrow, `D`. In use during World War II. Found on Hough beach by Fiona MacRae.
Pendant made from Tiree marble.
Pendant made from green Tiree marble, bought as a souvenir on Tiree in 1964.
Model Halifax bomber with stand.
Kit model Halifax III bomber with stand, made by Stewart Wilson (son of Janet Wilson nee MacEachern). Halifax III bombers were based on Tiree with 518 Squadron in April 1945.
Packet of surgeon`s needles from Baugh Surgery.
Packet of “wartime quality” surgeon`s needles made by Emmanual Shrimpton & Fletcher, Redditch, England.
