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Badge. A square plate of metal, about half a foot wide, with the words BAD CHARACTER OLD MILL in cracked black lettering. The reverse says DESERTER. There are two rings at the top through which runs a chain.
Shape: square. With brass chain, inscribed on one side with 'Bad Character Old Mill' and on other side 'Deserter Old Mill'. Was used in the old Workhouse of Old Mill, Aberdeen as punishment.
Inscription: BAD CHARACTER OLD MILL | DESERTER OLD MILL
Inscription: BAD CHARACTER OLD MILL | DESERTER OLD MILL
Leister Crusie Brazier
An iron brazier, or leister crusie, from Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. Used for poaching fish by night. Peats burning in the crusie give out light, which attracts fish. The fish are then caught with a leister, a five-pronged fish spear.
Rope
Type: four plait.
Smoking cap. A black cap with purple and green embroidered foliage and yellow and pink tassels.
Smoking cap with a tassle. The cap belonged to Gavin Greig and is in black velvet, embroidered with a design of flowers.
Leister Fish Spear
Five-pronged iron fish spear, known as a leister. The barbed tines prevent the fish from slipping off the spear. It comes from Strathdon, Aberdeenshire.
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
Fleams
Set of fleams, three small steel knife blades with a tongue, used to bleed horses. Enclosed in a pen-knife shaped case, made from horn.
Toddy ladle. Long, turned wooden handle with a bulbous end. The silver bowl of the ladle has a coin incorporated into the bottom. The coin has the profile of a man wearing laurels and is inscribed GEORGIUS II DEI GRATIA.
Toddy ladle with a polished wood handle and a silver bowl. The base of bowl is formed from a George II threepenny piece.
Inscription: GEORGIVS II | DEI GRATIA
Inscription: GEORGIVS II | DEI GRATIA
Quaich. A large bowl made of twelve curved triangular segments of wood, fastened together with a silver band. The quaich has three blocky handles which project from segments equidistant from each other.
Quaich, drinking-cup, in wood with twelve staves and three handles. Silver band encircles the staves. Silver band is part of silver plate covering base and marked with makers name.
Inscription: on base M Rettie and Sons Aberdeen
Inscription: on base M Rettie and Sons Aberdeen
Quaich Cup
Quaich, drinking-cup, in wood with twelve staves. Silver frill encircles brim and upper part of the two handles. One handle marked A Y, the other F K. Inside a silver circular badge is marked M F K and A Y. Two wooden bands circle lower part of body…