Image of Marischal College from George Washington Wilson collection.
George Washington Wilson Marishcal College
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.
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
wood bamboo metal copper alloy brass silver, L: 842 mm Dia: 36 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
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.
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Tolbooth Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
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.
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)).
Field Collector: Pirie,Charles Field Collection Date: 1921
wood alder birch willow, L: 1175 mm W: 248 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Auquharney Moss Cruden Aberdeenshire
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.
Foundation charter of Marischal College, 1593.
Europe, Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
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.
Set of mechanical pulleys in mahogany frame.
Projectile point. A small pointed piece of black, lumpy corroded iron, about two inches long.
Field Collector: Simpson,W.Douglas Dr Field Collection Date: 1919
metal iron, forged, L: 58 mm Dia: 11 mm
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.
One of three iron spear heads, listed together in Reid (1912).
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.
Type: double barbed. Inscription: refer to file
Cairngorm gem. Polished black gem, about 9 inches tall, the shape of a hexagonal prism with a pointed top.
Cairngorm 'gem', a yellow-brown smoky quartz found in the Cairngorm mountain region.