Browse Items (32 total)

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Man trap, in iron, nineteenth century, type: gin trap; Would have been set, hidden in undergrowth, to deter and catch poachers; The jaws are set open by the shank of metal, and when the trap is sprung, by stepping on it, the toothed jaws snap shut,…

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Insurance badge, in lead, sun-like design From 1 High Street, Old Aberdeen, taken down April 1907 No, 744371

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Padlock in the form of recumbant dog, complete with key.

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Double, figure of, perforated for suspension

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Ushabti figure, left arm hanging down at side, blue glazed ware, completely covered with inscription of spells from the Book of the Dead. On a modern wooden stand

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Model of a mortsafe from Kirkton of Skene. A heavy section of stone has metal bars attached at all edges. The metal bars would be inserted into the ground with the heavy slab onto of the grave. The model is stored upside down laying on the stone to…

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Percussion pistol with a steel barrel, formerly used at marriages in Aberdeenshire.

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Human figure 'used to protect household from evil spirits' One of three listed together as 'grotesque'

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Box 'Take capsule between thumb and first finger of each hand, press ends downwards to break in centre, Inhale vapour'

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A pair of snow goggles, carved from one piece of wood, curved to fit around the face, two horizontal eye-slits, which are wider at bridge, They are held in place by a piece of twisted sinew which is looped into small perforations at each end of the…
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