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axe.head flanged
Flanged bronze axe. Inscription: Handwritten label: A Roman Battle axe found in the Vale of the Clitumnis. (Wilson Collection)
axe.money
'Tau' shaped, copper 'axe' money.
Axel loops. Two heavily rusted, cracked fragments of iron with a flat curved shape.
Eight fragments of corroded iron, some of which form a ring when put together, and corroded iron rivets.
Inscription: Old number: 261
Inscription: Old number: 261
axle axle.hoop
Iron ring, supposed to have been axle hoop of Caledonian war chariot used in battle between Agricola and Galgacus, fought nearby - found at Roman Camp, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire 1800.
Azimuth compass. A compass with a rotatable ring-shaped brass frame around it mounted on a heavy brass stand. The frame is marked with degree scales. Four removable rectangular plates of brass, each with a rectangular hole, a slit and three small circular holes in them, project vertically from the frame equidistant from one another.
Azimuth compass in wooden box with lid and lock and key . Brass scales. 4 sights are detachable - 2 fit on rotating compass ring and 2 on meridional line. Each sight has a slit and a cross wire one above the other. Box has inset disc ' Univ. Abdn.…
Badge. A small silver disc with a coat of arms with three towers on it and a leopard on either side. The motto BON ACCORD is on a banner at the top.
Circular silver badge, decoration: Aberdeen Coat of Arms.
Inscription: No 470 Wm Brand Bon Accord
Inscription: No 470 Wm Brand Bon Accord
Badge. A square plate of metal, about half a foot wide, with the words BAD CHARACTER OLD MILL in cracked black lettering. The reverse says DESERTER. There are two rings at the top through which runs a chain.
Shape: square. With brass chain, inscribed on one side with 'Bad Character Old Mill' and on other side 'Deserter Old Mill'. Was used in the old Workhouse of Old Mill, Aberdeen as punishment.
Inscription: BAD CHARACTER OLD MILL | DESERTER OLD MILL
Inscription: BAD CHARACTER OLD MILL | DESERTER OLD MILL
Bag
Old label "NET BAG USED BY LENGUA INDIANS. CHACO PARAGUAY". Net-bag in native cord , made from fuber of 'Caraguata' (Bromelia, Argentina) Presented by Dr. J.W. Lindsay, Paraguay, 1909.
bag
One of five leather bags collected by James MacGrigor. This one has 3 tooled leather bosses on the front flap, and a long handle with a leather disc at each end, dyed black and red.