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Beaker. Pewter beaker with thick foot and the inscription For the Church of Peterhead 1729 near the rim.
Pewter communion beaker, tubular shape with flaring rim and expanded foot. Inscribed: ' For the Church of Peterhead 1729'.
Inscription: FOR THE CHURCH OF PETERHEAD 1729
Inscription: FOR THE CHURCH OF PETERHEAD 1729
Axe head. A rough stone oblong axe head, with the inscription 39 HILL OF NOTH RHYNIE painted on.
Polished stone axe head, type: splayed & narrow butt.
Inscription: 39 HILL OF NOTH RHYNIE
Inscription: 39 HILL OF NOTH RHYNIE
Measure pot. A metal jug with a fat body and five incised horizontal lines on it. The letters I G M P are stamped on the handle.
Aberdeen 'pot belly' measure pot, decoration: 5 incised bands, on base: spiral.
Inscription: on handle: IGMP SJ
Inscription: on handle: IGMP SJ
Measuring ladle. A small metal mug shaped measure with a large handle.
Measure, mug-like shape with handle, capacity 1 pint.
Inscription: 1 pint
Inscription: 1 pint
Adze. An adze with a wide, flat rusty iron head and a wooden handle.
Hand adze, perhaps used by coopers to strip bark off trees. One of a number of items (eg ABDUA 15895 to 15915) donated by Mrs Argo of Aberdeen, some of which were used on the farm of Darnabo, near Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. Most of the items date to…
Crosscut saw. A large saw about half a metre long.
Nineteenth century crosscut saw, from Aberdeenshire.
Inscription: Old label: 571
Inscription: Old label: 571
Still Pot Head Still
Still pot head, with two tubes or horns, one in copper and one in iron. 'Used by whisky smugglers'.
Arrow Arrow Head
Flint arrowhead. Type: barbed and tanged / Kilmarnock n.
Arrow Arrow Head
Flint arrowhead, type: single-barbed / British oblique f.
Inscription: written in ink on one face: Benachie
Inscription: written in ink on one face: Benachie
Christening robe. Puffy, short sleeves, decorated all over the front with lace.
Christening-robe, 175 years old, exquisite lace and delicately hand-sewn on fine lawn. Worn by Alexander Elder, and a member of the Anton family (given by Mrs Catherine Levie, Anton being her previous married name).