Commemorative mug for the coronation of King George VI in 1937
White pottery mug commemorating the coronation of King George VI in 1937. Bears images of the King and Queen Elizabeth.
2012.62.2
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2012.62.1
Silver jubilee of King George V commemorative mug, 1935
Small white pottery mug commemorating the silver jubilee of the coronation of King George V 1910-1935, with images of the King and Queen Mary.
2011.111.2
Photograph of Donnie and Mabel MacArthur at the opening of The Glassary restaurant, 1984
Black & white photograph of Donnie and Mabel MacArthur standing outside The Glassary restaurant at Sandaig, on its opening in 1984. (original in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3)
2011.111.3
Photograph of Jeanette Straker and Mabel MacArthur at The Glassary restaurant in 1985.
Black & white photograph of Jeanette Straker (waitress) and Mabel MacArthur (proprietor) at the bar of The Glassary restaurant, Sandaig, at its opening in 1984. (original in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3)
2011.14.5
Photograph of the old canteen at Cornaig School 1974
Colour photograph of the old school canteen at Cornaig School in 1974
2011.3.1
Glass butter churn made around 1900 with metal handle and turning mechanism, and replacement wooden paddle. Last used by Mairi Campbell in the 1950s to make butter in the winter when the cows produced much less milk. The original paddle rotted and the replacement made by John Fletcher, Balemartine, in 2010. Spare replacement paddle included.
2010.21.1
Photograph of the Lodge Hotel ca 1965
Black & white photograph of the Lodge Hotel, Kirkapol, around 1965, before it was extended and painted white.
2010.16.4
Archive film from the 1980s about `Two Men of Tiree`
DVD film from the Scottish Screen Archive about `Two Men of Tiree`. Filmed in the 1980s, colour, sound. The two men are Gavin Carter, who opened a bakery on the island, and Hector MacPhail, lobster fisherman. Both businesses were given start-up funding from the Highlands and Islands Development Board. Also featured in the film: Nester Carter (Gavin`s wife) and their four children, Donald John Kennedy (crewing for Hector), school children on the school bus and in the classroom, Milton Harbour, and “Harbour Maid” (Hector MacPhail`s fishing boat).
2009.136.1
Cake icing set from the 1950s
`Tala` cake icing and decorating set made by Taylor, Law & Co. Ltd, Stourbridge, England, in about the 1950s. Box contains metal syringe and five metal nozzles (should be five), plus four assorted plastic nozzles that were probably added later and are not part of original set. Tala instructions leaflet and complementary leaflet on `How to decorate your rich fruit cake` from Huntley & Palmers.
2009.101.1
Menu from Balephetrish House, ca 1980
Menu in black plastic cover from Balephetrish House when Jack & Audrey Carter rented it to run a Bed & Breakfast establishment in the late 1970s to early 1980s. Also did lunches, afternoon teas and evening meals. A plate of `assorted sandwiches` cost 50p. “Very good food and lots of it”