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Block iron. A rounded triangular box metal box with a wooden handle and a hatch on the back, next to a similarly shaped solid block of rusty iron which fits inside.
Block iron with wooden handle, maker's mark on block. 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: C3 [...] FALKIRK
Inscription: C3 [...] FALKIRK
Guinea scales. A small set of scales consisting of two brass pans hung on either end of a rod with a hinge in the centre. There is also a box containing thick brass weights resembling coins.
Set of brass weights, steel scales, brass pans all in wooden box 'sold by J Ewen, at his Ware-room, Castle-street, Aberdeen'.
Weights. A set of five small dull brass weights, tub shaped, in decreasing size. The weights fit inside each other and the largest has a lid.
Set of 5 brass weights in a brass container with a lid.
Sword stick. A hollow knobbly wooden stick almost a metre long, next to a steel sword blade with a similar wooden handle.
An Exciseman's sword stick, in holly wood. Blade: fluted & single edged.
Letter scales. A small steel bar with a weight on one end, a projection for balancing the bar near the middle, and a pair of tongs hanging from the other end.
Letter weighing balance, in steel.
Worming gear. A black metal pot with a pipe coming out of the top horizontally, and then into a downward spiral with four turns before straightening put horizontally and going through a broken piece of wood.
Worming equipment, used by whisky smugglers in Aberdeenshire.
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
Flask. A large curved rectangular flask, about a foot wide.
Curved metal flask, in iron or tin. Capacity: half a gallon (2.2 litres).
Charcoal iron. A pointed oval shaped steel box full of charcoal, with a lid with an ornate brass and wood handle.
Charcoal iron, with charcoal inside.