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Costrel. Fragment of a bronze bottle with the neck and part of the body which has thin horizontal grooves on it.
Brass costrel, or pilgrim's flask, from the Hospital of Kincardine o Neil. Decoration in the middle: chevron-pattern.
Cradle. Wooden cradle, with curved supports allowing it to rock.
Pine cradle, sides decorated with painted scroll work. Was made by Mr William Barron, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, about 1860 - 1880. Has knobs for attaching cord to enable cradle to be rocked by foot. One of a number of items (eg ABDUA 15895 to…
Creeper. A large iron fork with three flat prongs about a foot long.
Three-pronged, used for spreading manure.
Crossbills. Two taxidermy finch sized birds on Perspex perches. Both birds have large, curved beaks where the upper and lower parts cross over each other (like crossed fingers). The male has brown and orange plumage, the female brown and olive plumage.
Stuffed birds, female and male crossbill, on loan from Zoology Museum.
Crosscut saw. A large saw about half a metre long.
Nineteenth century crosscut saw, from Aberdeenshire.
Inscription: Old label: 571
Inscription: Old label: 571
Cruik. A piece of iron about a foot long, with a wide flat hook on one end a small pointed hook on the other from which it hangs on a chain of large flat iron rings.
Links shape: round, flat.
Inscription: XXX
Inscription: XXX
Crusie Lamp Oil Lamp
Crusie, or oil lamp, with lid, drip catcher & swivel hook. Illustrated in Ogston (1884-1929) Volume 1.
