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Poison gas antidote

Box 'Take capsule between thumb and first finger of each hand, press ends downwards to break in centre, Inhale vapour'

Poison Gas Antidote

Box 'Take capsule between thumb and first finger of each hand, press ends downwards to break in centre, Inhale vapour'

Polarimeter discs

Cylindrical box of 6 glass circular disks. Hand written on top of box.

Polarimeter Parts

cylindrical cardboard box of 5 eyepieces, 3 have orange lenses. Box is hand labelled as Polarimeter Parts.

Figure carving on top of a long pole. Thomson's MS catalogue 1862: 'A long wooden idol placed in prow of canoe.' 92. Carved post. New Guinea, Humboldt Bay. The post belonged to Alexander Thomson of Banchory House, Aberdeen until his death in 1868. In…

Tags: Alexander Thomson, carved, pole

Police batons. Four wooden police batons, left to right: a baton painted red and white painted ribbon spiralling up it inscribed Fyvie Constable, a plain wood baton with black painted ends with a painted red and gold crown and the inscription VR 329, a baton painted black with gold ribbons, the red coat of arms of Aberdeen and the inscription Aberdeen Railway Police and a turned handle, a plain wooden baton with a turned handle.

Tags: Case 33

Police hat. A dark blue cap with a black and white chequered band and a shiny black visor.

Modern (1990s) Grampian police hat.

Tags: Case 33

Polishing pad. A square leather pad covered with fine interlocking metal chains.

Polishing pad, or buffing square, made of a leather base and interlocking metal rings. Used for cleaning horse harness. One of a number of items donated by Mrs Argo of Aberdeen, some of which were used on the farm of Darnabo, near Fyvie,…

Tags: Case 18