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Slate in a wooden frame, one side lined, one side plain.

Barbed wire from the Western Front

Double-barrelled muzzle-loading shot-gun. Aberdeen-made, 30' double-barrelled percussion, 12 bore sporting gun. Twist barrel, platinum vents, marked 'Robert Wilson, Aberdeen' on the barrels and 'R. Wilson' on the lock plate. Finely engraved with…

Used by Aberdeenshire Constabulary 1856-1900. Pair of handcuffs, or snip manacles, with a central hinge and a keyless spring lock Probably used for restraint over a short period as this type of lock is not totally secure

Neep puller, iron, two-pronged with loop on back, wooden handle. One of a number of items (eg ABDUA 15895 to 15915) donated by Mrs Argo of Aberdeen, some of which were used on the farm of Darnabo, near Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. Most of the items date…

Bannock spade with a heart-shaped blade, used to turn bannocks, scones and oatcakes while cooking on an iron girdle or griddle.

New Testament

Long iron sickle or neep hook. Wooden handle bound with cord

Kirk ladle in wood, with long handle decorated and perforated for suspension. Used by elders for collecting offering in Corgaff Parish Church, Aberdeenshire. 'No one living in Corgarff seems to know its age or when it was last used' (letter from…

Kail gully, a cutting implement used to harvest kail, used in the 19th century. Wooden handle, with an iron candy-twist shaft and a steel blade