GWW marischal
description: Image of Marischal College from George Washington Wilson collection.
identifier: George Washington Wilson Marishcal College

https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/document/18737
title: Walking stick. A wooden stick almost a metre long with four segments. It has silver caps at both ends, the top one is bulbous. There is a small hole with silver mounts around it going through the stick near the top.
description: Cane walking stick with silver top. The top is inscribed to 'Geo. Turreff' and stamped with maker's initials (William Jamieson - died 1841). Museum's 'Slip Catalogue': 'George Turreff was appointed by the Aberdeen Town Council Dean of Guild's officer, 9th October 1793, and Collector of seat rents in town's Churches, Aberdeen, 12th October, 1796'. Inscription: G T | Civil Debtors to Geo. Turreff, Aberdeen, 5th July, 1824 | W J ABD W J
date: Early: 1824 Late: 1824
relation: LEMUR:1000386
format: wood bamboo metal copper alloy brass silver, L: 842 mm Dia: 36 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire

Lock Padlock
description: Padlock for pipe key, warded, and with bolt head decorations. Hinged flap to cover and protect key hole. Key missing. Used on condemned cell, Old Tolbooth, Aberdeen.
date: Early: 1700 Late: 1800
format: metal iron, L: 230 mm W: 254 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Tolbooth Aberdeen Aberdeenshire

https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/document/17613
title: Deer trap. A long chunky piece of wood with a section hollowed out along the middle. In the hollow are pieces of wood, most prominently a curved pole with a hinge in the centre which runs the length of the hollow and is fastened down at either end by wooden pegs perpendicular to it.
description: Single valve 'otter trap' type, made from an alder trunk with trap of birch and the spring of willow. Found in a bog at Auquharney Moss, Cruden, Aberdeenshire. A radio-carbon date of the 6th century AD has been obtained for the trap (OxA-6052: 1440+/-45 bp - 540-660 Cal Ad (at 2 sigma)).
source: Field Collector: Pirie,Charles Field Collection Date: 1921
date: Early: 540 Late: 660 Period: EMED
format: wood alder birch willow, L: 1175 mm W: 248 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Auquharney Moss Cruden Aberdeenshire

https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/document/2566
title: Foundation charter. A large open manuscript book in Latin. The text is separated by illustrated headers where titles are written on banners being held aloft by hands emerging from clouds, or on panels bordered with floral forms.
description: Foundation charter of Marischal College, 1593.
date: 1593
format: paper ink,
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire

https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/document/2567
title: Pulleys. Large wooden frame, about half a metre square, suspended from which are six brass pulleys and weight systems, ranging in complexity from a single pulley with a weight to six pulleys with a single weight.
description: Set of mechanical pulleys in mahogany frame.
creator: W. & S. Jones N. 10 Holborn London
date: Early: 1800 Late: 1810
format: wood, brass, string
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, England, London

Projectile point. A small pointed piece of black, lumpy corroded iron, about two inches long.
description: Shape: pyramidal.
source: Field Collector: Simpson,W.Douglas Dr Field Collection Date: 1919
date: Early: 1200 Late: 1320
format: metal iron, forged, L: 58 mm Dia: 11 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Coull Castle Coull Aberdeenshire

Spearhead. A large iron spearhead almost a foot and a half long. The blade is an elongated diamond shape and it has a tapered socket taking up about a third of the length.
description: One of three iron spear heads, listed together in Reid (1912).
format: metal iron, L: 441 mm B: 65 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeenshire

Harpoon head. A large flat iron point with barbs, with a long shaft ending in a wide socket. The harpoon head is about two feet long.
description: Type: double barbed. Inscription: refer to file
date: Early: 1700 Late: 1850
format: metal iron, L: 728 mm W: 143 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland

Cairngorm gem. Polished black gem, about 9 inches tall, the shape of a hexagonal prism with a pointed top.
description: Cairngorm 'gem', a yellow-brown smoky quartz found in the Cairngorm mountain region.
format: stone quartz,
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, Caingorm