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Puirman. An iron stand almost a metre tall with a tripod base and a circular rack on top. Hanging from the rack is a crusie lamp, composed of two leaf shaped dishes fastened one above the other. Clipped above the rack is a candle made of a strip of fir wood.
Puirman, free-standing with a tripod base, and a circular top on which to stand the crusie or lamp. There is also a clip to hold a fir candle, a type of wooden taper. The puirman and crusie come from Aberdeenshire.
Pull up lamp. Small dark grey metal lamp. It has a circular base with a handle, and a rod projecting up from the centre. Around the rod is coiled a wick coated in a waxy red substance. The wick has been pulled through a candle holder like structure which is on top of the rod.
19th century lamp, in brass, with a carrying handle and a hinged pan holder. Instead of burning a normal candle it burns a long, red beeswax taper coiled round a central column and held by a clip.
Pulleys. Large wooden frame, about half a metre square, suspended from which are six brass pulleys and weight systems, ranging in complexity from a single pulley with a weight to six pulleys with a single weight.
Set of mechanical pulleys in mahogany frame.
Quaich Cup
Quaich, drinking-cup, wood with twelve staves and two handles, upper part of handles covered in silver, one marked with JT, the other MM.
Inscription: mounts on handles: JT MM
Inscription: mounts on handles: JT MM
Quaich Cup
Silver quaich, drinking-cup, two handles. Initials engraved on each handle, one HG, the other IT.
Inscription: lugs: HG IT
Inscription: lugs: HG IT
Quaich Cup
Silver quaich, drinking-cup, with two handles, one marked WR, the other marked ED.
Inscription: Lugs: WR ED
Inscription: Lugs: WR ED
Quaich Cup
Silver quaich, drinking-cup, made by Robert Cruickshank. Body decoration : incised 'stave' lines, lugs: decoration: linear design.
Inscription: Body (makers mark) RC
Inscription: Body (makers mark) RC
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…
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. A small wooden bowl about the size of an egg cup, carved from a single piece of wood with a blocky handle on each side and a circular base with a scalloped edge which is carved with an interlace pattern on the underside.
Wooden bowl or drinking-cup, with two lugs (handles). Base shape: nonegonal, base decoration: carved interlace pattern.