Print. A winding street of terraced houses with some pedestrians. The focus is a house with three turret like structures up the sides and overhanging the street.
Etching of a house with turrets. Monogram 'R' top right - for George Reid (1841-1913). Inscription: Top right: R
ink paper, etching printing, H: 450 mm W: 337 mm Th: | H: 210 mm W: 145 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen
Print of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen. A print of the front of a cathedral with a large arched doorway, three large slightly pointed arch shaped windows with tracery, four decorative towers, crenelated roof lines and a cross at the peak of the central roof.
Engraving of St. Andrew's Cathedral as designed by Archibald Simpson 1822.
ink paper, Engraving printing, H: 265 mm W: 200 mm | H: 160 mm W: 105 mm
Print of the Aberdeen weigh house. A long building with a gable roof, small dormers, square windows, three simple wooden doors leading on to a balcony accessible by a staircase on the outside, and two large arched wooden doors on the lower level.
Black and white print of the Weigh House. Inscription: The Weigh House
ink paper, print, H: 238 mm W: 282 mm Th: 15 mm
Powder flask, made of black horn with a cigar-shaped body and with two sizes of powder measure, one at each end (probably to measure the powder required for pistol, shooting gun and large bore gun). Used by the Reverend Alexander John Forsyth who patented a percussion lock for fire arms and therefore experimented with detonating powder.
Field Collector: unknown Field Collection Date: pre 1967
horn metal copper alloy brass, L: 102 mm Dia: 21 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Belhelvie Aberdeenshire
Corroded iron object, variously labelled 'arrow head' and 'skewer'.
Field Collector: Simpson,W.Douglas Dr Field Collection Date: 1919
metal iron, forged, L: 116 mm Dia: 8 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Coull Castle Coull Aberdeenshire
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
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Strathdon Aberdeenshire
Police hat. A dark blue cap with a black and white chequered band and a shiny black visor.
Barometer. A tall, cylindrical barometer painted black with rings for suspending it.
Ship's barometer, with thermometer, balluster type. Inscription: Berry & Mackay Aberdeen
metal mercury glass wood, H: 230 mm W: 165 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
Bone toggle. A small toggle made of bone. One end has broken off.
Calcined, broken, bobbin-shaped bead with central perforation. A collared urn was found by Leslie Mutch, the 9 year old son of Mr and Mrs Mutch who farmed the Mains of Carnousie. Contents of the urn included this broken bead or toggle, some pieces of charcoal, fragments of human bone and an 'incense cup' (ABDUA: 19743). This bead is very similar to that found in an urn at Seggiecrook (see ABDUA: 14830 for the Seggiecrook bead).
Field Collector: Mutch,L.G Dr Field Collection Date: 02/05/1966
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Carnousie 1 Turriff Aberdeenshire
Bead. A small pale blue star shaped bead with six points and a hole in the centre, made of a rough ceramic like material.
faience, Dia: 29 mm | Dia (perforation): 10 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Camalynes Auchterless Aberdeenshire