Salt pig. A swirly dark green and brown glazed ceramic vessel, in the shape of a tall dome with a handle on top and a wide rimmed opening on the side.
fired clay pottery glaze, thrown glazed, H: 135 mm Dia(base): 115 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Gallery Heinzel Spa Street Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
Pot. A tub shaped white ceramic pot with a slightly flared rim and two bands of green and blue glaze which have melted into each other and have a drippy appearance.
fired clay pottery glaze, thrown glazed, H: 150 mm Dia (rim): 185 mm
Skeleton from cist found at the Upper Mains of Catterline, Kinneff, Kincardine. Interment accompanied by a beaker and 'burnisher'. Cist had decorated cover slab as well as countersunk slab and possibly associated cup-marked boulder.
human bone, L(of reconstructed cist): 1460 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Upper Mains Catterline Kinneff Kincardineshire
Ball. An extremely smooth polished ball of grey and black speckled granite, about the size of a softball.
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Kemnay Aberdeenshire
Block. A small rectangular block of pink and black speckled granite polished extremely smooth.
stone granite, polished, L: 185 mm W: 213 mm H: 33 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Thermometer. Small wooden frame, brass plate indicating Fahrenheit and Celsius, glass cylinder with red fluid.
Double windmills. Two sets of four brass vanes on an axel with a leaf spring connected to it, on a brass and wooden stand. The vanes are facing the direction of rotation on one set and are twisted away from it on the other set.
Demonstration of air resistance. Double windmill each with 4 vanes : first set vanes fixed perpendicular to direction of motion; second set of vanes can be rotated individually around axis of support arm to give range of resistance from maximum to minimum. Powered by single leaf spring with release arm. Cross cut on underside base and evidence of former base cover. Inside frame arm stamped ' Univ. Abdn. Nat. Phil. ' See article on 'James Ferguson & the Double Windmills' by John S. Reid in Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society June 2003
brass wood spring metal, overall height 230 mm ; base height 83 mm ; width
Europe, Scotland, Aberdeenshire Aberdeen
Smooth oval-shaped stone. Handwritten label on one side. Inscription: Label: Charm Stone. Had been handed down in an Inverurie family as a Lucky Stone
stone serpentine, L: 84 mm W: 57 mm Th: 29 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Inverurie Aberdeenshire
metal silver, struck, Dia(approx): 17 mm Th: 0.6 mm
Floats. Two hollow glass balls, one dark green, the other light green. They are wrapped in dark brown netting.
glass vegetable fibre sisal, Dia: 145 mm