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Collection: Encyclopaedia of the North East

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Basket hilted swords. Three steel swords with grooved blades about a metre long, with ornate baskets around the handle decorated with hearts and punched holes.

Basket hilted swords. Three steel swords with grooved blades about a metre long, with ornate baskets around the handle decorated with hearts and punched holes.

Tags: Case 5

Bannock spades. Small metal spades or spatulas, top to bottom: tombstone shaped spatula with small holes pierced in it, spatula shaped like the outline of a heart with an arrow on the inside pointing toward the tip, spatula shaped like a rounded shield with a hole in the middle.

Bannock spades. Small metal spades or spatulas, top to bottom: tombstone shaped spatula with small holes pierced in it, spatula shaped like the outline of a heart with an arrow on the inside pointing toward the tip, spatula shaped like a rounded shield with a hole in the middle.

Tags: Case 6

Iron objects from Coull Castle. Left to right: tongs with long handles, a large simple key or door catch with a ring on one end and a tooth at the other, a narrow single edged knife blade with a fragment of a wooden handle, and a long pointed arrowhead or skewer like object.

Iron objects from Coull Castle. Left to right: tongs with long handles, a large simple key or door catch with a ring on one end and a tooth at the other, a narrow single edged knife blade with a fragment of a wooden handle, and a long pointed arrowhead or skewer like object.

Tags: Case 9

Fragments of vessels from Coull Castle. A large green ceramic handle with grooves, a fragment of brown pitted ceramic with a handle and some of the side and rim of the vessel, and a fragment of an iron cauldron.

Fragments of vessels from Coull Castle. A large green ceramic handle with grooves, a fragment of brown pitted ceramic with a handle and some of the side and rim of the vessel, and a fragment of an iron cauldron.

Tags: Case 9

Pieces of Coull Castle. Left to right: large stone with a cross carved into it, a fragment of a floor tile made of red ceramic with a green glaze on top, and a crumpled piece of white roofing lead.

Pieces of Coull Castle. Left to right: large stone with a cross carved into it, a fragment of a floor tile made of red ceramic with a green glaze on top, and a crumpled piece of white roofing lead.

Tags: Case 9

Hourglasses. Two large hourglasses with clear and bluish glass containing orange sand, with wooden rings around the middle, held in wooden frames.

Hourglasses. Two large hourglasses with clear and bluish glass containing orange sand, with wooden rings around the middle, held in wooden frames.

Tags: Case 9

Ptarmigans. Two taxidermy ptarmigans: ptarmigan in winter plumage, all white except for the sides of the tail which are black, with dense feathers covering its feet, and a ptarmigan in summer plumage which is a mottled white, brown and grey colour with a white breast, with less dense feathers on its feet.

Ptarmigans. Two taxidermy ptarmigans: ptarmigan in winter plumage, all white except for the sides of the tail which are black, with dense feathers covering its feet, and a ptarmigan in summer plumage which is a mottled white, brown and grey colour with a white breast, with less dense feathers on its feet.

Tags: Case 9

Combs. Three mottled translucent orange and brown tortoiseshell combs, clockwise from left: an large ornate comb decorated with scrolls, a medium sized comb, a small fine comb.

Combs. Three mottled translucent orange and brown tortoiseshell combs, clockwise from left: an large ornate comb decorated with scrolls, a medium sized comb, a small fine comb.

Tags: Case 10

Crows. Two taxidermy crows: a regular all black crow standing with its head cocked towards the viewer, and a hooded crow which is light grey except for the head, wings and tail which are black, standing looking upwards.

Crows. Two taxidermy crows: a regular all black crow standing with its head cocked towards the viewer, and a hooded crow which is light grey except for the head, wings and tail which are black, standing looking upwards.

Tags: Case 11

Pistols. Three steel flintlock pistols, left to right: large pistol about a foot and a half long with heart shaped butt decorated with roses and leaves, pistol about a foot long with scroll shaped butt decorated with lines and scrolls, small pistol about 9 inches long with heart shaped butt.

Pistols. Three steel flintlock pistols, left to right: large pistol about a foot and a half long with heart shaped butt decorated with roses and leaves, pistol about a foot long with scroll shaped butt decorated with lines and scrolls, small pistol about 9 inches long with heart shaped butt.

Tags: Case 12

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