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Photo of the six student curators standing in front of a large white building (Marischal College).

Phenakistascope handle

a wooden handle with brass rod and spindle fitting. A disc may be attached to the spindle and spun to create an optical illusion of movement

Peterhead Poll Book, Spring 1924

The Peterhead Poll Book, Spring 1924, lists electors in the Burgh of Peterhead in alphabetical order. The letter in front of a name (P or L) indicates that the voter was entitled to vote in a Parliamentary (P) or a Local (L) election only.

Tags: 1920s, the voice of radicalism

Perspex rulers

6 large clear plastic rulers with scales on them. 2 have straight edges all round the others have one inclined edge. Manufactures name on base.

Perforated Stone

Stone from above cist with central countersunk perforation, not symmetrical, possible groove (ring-mark?) around part of circumference of hole on one side. Was found at the Upper Mains of Catterline, Kinneff, Kincardine.

Pepper mill. Dark wooden cylinder with turned bands, with a knob at the top.

Wooden mill, used for grinding pepper.

Tags: Case 34

People drown as a sailing ship is sunk by a storm. A woman with robes and wild hair stands on a cliff waving a wand.

Penny. A small silver coin with a portrait of a man wearing a crown on one side, and a cross with three circles between each arm on the other. The edges of the coin are chipped and cracked.

Coin, penny. Obv: Bust of king, facing, crowned. Rev: Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle.
Inscription: Obv: IACOBVS [ .DI.GRA.REX. ] REV: [ VILLA.ABERDON ]

Tags: Case 29

Penny. A small silver coin with a crude profile of a man wearing a crown on one side, and a cross and stars on the other.

Silver coin, penny. Obv: head of king to l., crowned. Rev: Long cross pommee with star in each angle.
Inscription: Obv: ALEX [ ] Rev: IO [N] O [N] AB