Two unopened tin boxes containing gauze and cotton wool from the 1930s and 40s.
(1) box containing 2 x 6 yards of gauze and 2 pads of cotton wool, (2) box containing 8 ozs of cotton wool in 2 pieces. Used by the father of Elizabeth Robertson, Gott, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s. Sealed shut with solder.
Tin box of dressings.
Blue tin box from the Surgical Manufacturing Company containing gauze and lint used by Elizabeth Robertson`s father, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s.
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.
