Water jug from a five-piece commode set, ca 1920
White decorated porcelain water jug with handle, from a five-piece commode set by Newton. Belonged to Angus MacLean, Scarinish, and was used by visitors to his house. For the rest of the set see 2014.88.1 – 5
Wash basin from a five-piece commode set, ca 1920
White decorated porcelain wash basin, from a five-piece commode set by Newton. Belonged to Angus MacLean, Scarinish, and was used by visitors. (for rest of set see 2014.88.1-5)
Photograph of Princess Anne at the Continuing Care Unit, 1991
Colour photograph of Princess Anne and others opening the `Continuing Care` Unit at Taigh a` Rudha, Heanish in 1991. (original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
Photograph of Princess Anne at Taigh a` Rudha in 1991
Colour photograph of Princess Anne with Barbara MacDonald, Cornaig, at the opening of the Continuing Care Unit at Taigh a` Rudha, Heanish, in 1991. Barbara was the Unit Manger of Taigh a’ Rudha . (original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
Cut-throat razor made during 1890-1920
`Mab` cut-throat razor with ivory handle in its original brown cardboard box. Used by John MacKinnon of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol. Made by Mab Co., Birmingham, 1890-1920. Advertised as “Can be used entirely without stropping. At the Great Shaving Contest at the Royal Aquarium, little Nelly Wick shaved five men in 4 minutes and 42 seconds with the Mab Razor.
Notes regarding audio recordings made on Tiree in 1972 and 1974
Two folders of handwritten notes made by Eric Cregeen while he was recording Tiree people speaking onto cassette tape during 1972 and 1974, plus a map of Balephuil, Balinoe and Barrapol annotated with the names of people living in each house. People recorded in notes: Donald Sinclair, Hector Kennedy – Balephuil, John Brown – Balephuil, John MacLean – Kilmoluaig, John MacLean – Cornaigbeg. Subjects covered include ancestry, Gaelic prose and songs, people living nearby, second sight, place names, shebeens, building construction, poverty, weather, schools, food, shops, water supplies, emigrants, rents, skeleton, confrontations, ferries and ships, literacy, crofts, Pairc na Coille, wars, Land Leagues, churches, illnesses.
Book `The Concise Home Doctor`, 1932
Large hardback encyclopedia of health advice, ailments, preventatives and treatments for the family.
Transcript of a press cutting about the suffering of emmigrants to Canada, 1849
Printed transcription of a newspaper article from the Inverness Advertiser in 1849 about the poor conditions faced by western islanders when they landed in Canada in the mid- 1800s, their welfare and tragic losses.
Photograph of two women lying in hospital beds outside in the sun ca 1950
Black & white photograph of two women lying in hospital beds that have been wheeled outside into the sun. Possibly from the MacNeil / Kennedy family of Balevullin/Balephuil. From a collection of photographs from the house of Ellen Kennedy (nee Eilidh MacNeil), Balevullin.
Urine testing kit from the 1960s.
Urine testing kit used in the Eventide Home in the 1960s. Includes a wooden stand, four stoppered bottles, a glass tube, three labelled sample containers, a burner and a urinometer for measuring urine specific gravity.
