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Collection: Encyclopaedia of the North East

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Silver knife and fork. The fork has three tines and its handle ends in a leaf shape, the knife has a mark on the blade consisting of a crown and the letter P, and is inscribed Marischal College Abdn. on the handle.

Silver knife and fork. The fork has three tines and its handle ends in a leaf shape, the knife has a mark on the blade consisting of a crown and the letter P, and is inscribed Marischal College Abdn. on the handle.

Tags: Case 24

Fir gullies and fir candles. Two large, rough knives with heavy wooden handles and a bundle of thin strips of wood.

Fir gullies and fir candles. Two large, rough knives with heavy wooden handles and a bundle of thin strips of wood.

Tags: Case 23

Bassie and spoon. A horn spoon in a bowl with four flat handles carved from a single piece of wood.

Bassie and spoon. A horn spoon in a bowl with four flat handles carved from a single piece of wood.

Tags: Case 23

Luckenbooths. Eighteen small brooches mostly heart shaped and made of silver. Two have crowns on top, one is decorated with pink and clear glass gems, another has a single large glass gem in the middle, another is gold and one is horseshoe shaped and decorated with clear glass gems.

Luckenbooths. Eighteen small brooches mostly heart shaped and made of silver. Two have crowns on top, one is decorated with pink and clear glass gems, another has a single large glass gem in the middle, another is gold and one is horseshoe shaped and decorated with clear glass gems.

Tags: Case 22

Leister and leister crusie. A large iron fork almost two metres long with five barbed prongs and a thick wooden handle, and an iron basket hanging from a similarly long handle.

Leister and leister crusie. A large iron fork almost two metres long with five barbed prongs and a thick wooden handle, and an iron basket hanging from a similarly long handle.

Tags: Case 22

Communion tokens. Twelve small metal tokens in rectangular, circular, square, oval and hexagonal shapes bearing the names of parishes and dates from 1722 to 1865, with motifs such as churches and burning bushes, and mottos such as "this do in remembrance of me", "let a man examine himself", and "lovest thou me".

Communion tokens. Twelve small metal tokens in rectangular, circular, square, oval and hexagonal shapes bearing the names of parishes and dates from 1722 to 1865, with motifs such as churches and burning bushes, and mottos such as "this do in remembrance of me", "let a man examine himself", and "lovest thou me".

Tags: Case 21

Communion vessels. A pewter jug inscribed 1/2 GALLn (half gallon) and a pewter beaker inscribed Assi Con Clola 1812.

Communion vessels. A pewter jug inscribed 1/2 GALLn (half gallon) and a pewter beaker inscribed Assi Con Clola 1812.

Tags: Case 21

Offering ladles. Two open wooden boxes on the ends of handles over a metre long.

Offering ladles. Two open wooden boxes on the ends of handles over a metre long.

Tags: Case 21

Snaffle bits. Two metal rods, one hinged in the middle, with a pair of rings on each end.

Snaffle bits. Two metal rods, one hinged in the middle, with a pair of rings on each end.

Tags: Case 18

Fleams. Three sets of metal strips with pointed blades projecting horizontally, which fold out from a handle like a pen knife.

Fleams. Three sets of metal strips with pointed blades projecting horizontally, which fold out from a handle like a pen knife.

Tags: Case 18

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