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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

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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…

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Black and white engraving of Sir Walter Scott in his study with two dogs, writing down his last book. There is a portrait hanging on the wall.
Caption - "Scott is depicted dictating his last novel in his study at Abbotsford. This is a fanciful…

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A smoking pipe shaped like Walter Scott

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VIEW OF GIRLS TREADING CLOTHES IN TUB

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

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