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Bullet mould. Two brass bars with six half spherical depressions, hinged together at the end. A spherical lead bullet sits in one of the depressions.
Brass mould, used in making six spherical leaden bullets (looks like nutcrackers with 6 matrices, each for a round shot). Steel pin and fastening hook. One lead shot accompanies. Scarred by hammermarks from casting shot.
Bullet moulds. A tongs like device with a box on the ends.
One matrix and inset for conical bullet and one matrix for spherical shot. Looks like a pair of heavy pliers, closed by an iron lever with two holes for pouring in lead while casting.
Inscription: on handle: No 25
Inscription: on handle: No 25
Bunker lamp. A small tin lamp shaped like a watering can, with a long handle that comes vertically up over the centre. The spout has a thick bundle of wick coming out of it.
An early type of oil lamp, made of tin, to burn naptha, a flammable oil distilled from the oil shales of central Scotland. The inner, lidded, cylindical vessel holds the naptha and has a spout which holds the wick. The outer shell is to catch…
Button mould. A piece of slate with two depressions: the outline of a heart with a crown on top, and a disc with a cross in it.
Matrix design: cross & linear design.
Buttons. 11 small, stud shaped silver buttons with roses engraved on them.
Eleven silver buttons (5 large and 6 small), with looped backs and with the Jacobite rose engraved on the front. There were originally 15 buttons in gift, but 4 were returned to Mr Mearns at his request to add to the Highland Dress of a nephew.
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.
Candle mould. A long hollow cylinder with a cone shaped screw top.
Mould for making a single candle, with screw thread at either end, top detachable. Stamped with maker's mark.
Inscription: makers mark: CL 3
Inscription: makers mark: CL 3
Candle mould. Four hollow metal cylinders with pointed tips attached to a rectangular dish.
Iron mould, used for making 4 tallow candles.
Candle snuffer. A brass device similar to a pair of scissors, but with a box on the blade which closes when operated.
Candle snuffer in brass, used to put out a candle by pinching the wick.
Capercaillie. A large bird with mottled grey and brown plumage, brown and white wings, and an iridescent bluish grey breast. It has a waxy red brow around each eye and a short, hooked beak. It stands on a mossy platform.
Stuffed bird, capercailzie, on loan from Zoology Museum.