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Communion Token
Communion token, octagonal oblong in shape. Inscription both sides.
Inscription: UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PETERHEAD | THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
Inscription: UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PETERHEAD | THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
Communion Token
Communion token, circular in shape. Inscription both sides.
Inscription: KINNEFF 1831 | IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
Inscription: KINNEFF 1831 | IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
Medal. A silver medal. On one side a woman in classical dress, with a shield decorated with a saltire, sits on a pedestal and places laurels on the heads of two agricultural workers, above the inscription SEMPER ARMIS NUNCET INDUSTRIA. On the other side the inscription Donald Macdonald ERCHLESS For Ploughing 1876 is surrounded by laurels, and around the edge is the inscription HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.
Ploughing medal, 1876, presented to Donald MacDonald.
Adjustable horseshoe. An iron horseshoe with a hinge in the middle.
An adjustable horseshoe, used by the farrier to spread a contracted hoof. The horse-shoe is hinged at the toe so that when fitted it allows the foot to spread out, encouraging it to become broader as the horse walks on it over a period.
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Pin cushion. Small white rectangular cushion with blue tassels at each corner. Printed in blue ink and arranged in concentric circles are a large number of names. In the centre is a rose with the inscription MART : FOR : KING : & : COU : 1746 around it.
Pin cushion in cream satin with a blue silk tassle in each corner. Printed in the centre is a Jacobite rose, and the words 'MART FOR K & COU: 1746', and around this are printed the names of those who died in the 1745 rebellion.
Inscription: MART FOR…
Inscription: MART FOR…
Cup. A plain cup made of a large piece of horn, with a glass bottom.
Horn cup, eighteenth century, with glass bottom. Allows the drinker to see if money ('the king's shilling') was hidden in the ale.
Amputation kit. A wooden box containing various saws and knives.
Professor Dyce DavidsonÔÇÖs amputation kit. Wooden, velvet-lined box contains three types of saw: a tenon saw, a hacksaw and blade, a small (broken) handsaw, also a sawchain, two large knives and a small knife, all in stainless steel with black…
Trepanning kit. A wooden box with tools inside. The tools consist of two circular serrated cutters, a flat axe shaped tool with a serrated edge, a tool with two flat serrated discs at the end, spatulas with toothed surfaces and a brush.
Box containing trepanning instruments: bits and handle, two-sided saws, extenders.
Littlejohn of Invercharron Challenge Vase. A large silver trophy decorated with foliage, lions and the heads of bearded men.
Large silver cup given by Alexander Littlejohn to be used as a trophy or 'challenge vase' for an annual shinty competition among Scottish universities, and known as the 'Littlejohn of Invercharron Challenge Vase'. The cup is a copy, in silver, of…
Dispatch box. An ornate rectangular wooden box, about a foot wide, with brass fittings. The box has veneer with a wavy grain which is arranged in panels radiating from the centre of each side, creating a flower like pattern.
Dispatch box of Field-Marshall James Francis Edward Keith (1696-1758), younger brother of George, 10th and last Earl Marischal. It is made of wood with brass bindings, handles and clasp. The rosewood veneer on the front and lid is laid to give a…