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Tuskar. A spade with a long, rounded rectangular iron blade and a wooden handle. The blade has a flattened spike or wing projecting from it perpendicularly on the end on one side.
Peat spade (or tuskar) with broad, round-ended blade and short wing that is typical of Aberdeenshire. The spade might be used vertically or horizontally, according to the type of peat bed. The end of the spade and the wing are made from a single…
Tweezers. A pair of small bronze tweezers.
Tiny bronze tweezers, possibly North German, medieval.
Two pieces of timber.
Two pieces of oak, from Byron's house in Broad Street, Aberdeen.
Urn with grave goods. Large earthenware urn with incised cross hatched decoration, and flint flakes, clay pin heads, a stone pendant and a bone toggle.
Cordoned urn (with two low mouldings or cordons). The collar area (above one of the cordons) and internal bevelled rim are decorated with comb-impression cross-hatching. Found, protected by a small cist, at Seggiecrook, Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire…
Urn. Large earthenware urn, about half a metre tall. The base is much smaller than the opening, giving it a rough conical shape. The body flares out and contracts again near the rim. The inner rim is decorated with punched dots, the outer rim and upper body is decorated with a sculpted wavy pattern with rows of incised diagonal lines in alternate directions.
Cinerary urn, found in parish of Skene, containing calcined bone and pieces of charcoal. Urn is decorated at neck with a wavy line and hatched pattern.
Victoria Street, Fraserburgh. A long wide street lined with small two storey stone houses, with a church at the end.
Photograph of Victoria Street, Fraserburgh.
Walking stick. A crooked, knobbly wooden stick about a metre long with a crook at one end for a handle.
Walking stick used with the highland dress given to Lt Col W Lachlan Forbes by Pat MacGregor Ca?
Inscription: the words rough part Strachan ? on original label retyped 5/4/68
Inscription: the words rough part Strachan ? on original label retyped 5/4/68
Walking stick. A wooden stick almost a metre long with four segments. It has silver caps at both ends, the top one is bulbous. There is a small hole with silver mounts around it going through the stick near the top.
Cane walking stick with silver top. The top is inscribed to 'Geo. Turreff' and stamped with maker's initials (William Jamieson - died 1841). Museum's 'Slip Catalogue': 'George Turreff was appointed by the Aberdeen Town Council Dean of Guild's…
Washing dolly. A wooden pole about half a metre long with a plunger shaped part made of copper at the bottom.
Washing dolly or agitator, copper base, wooden handle. One of a number of items donated by Mrs Argo of Aberdeen, some of which were used on the farm of Darnabo, near Fyvie, Aberdeenshire.
Inscription: makers mark : SIMPLEX No5
Inscription: makers mark : SIMPLEX No5
Watch. A gold pocket watch, open showing its white clockface with black roman numerals.
Gold pocket watch with an opening back and face cover, wound by key (key hole on the back), made by Messrs George Jamieson & Son, Aberdeen. The watch is inscribed inside the case in uppercase, copperplate and gothic lettering: 'Presented TO Alexander…