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Quaichs. Three silver quaichs, with the initials of their owners on the handles and simple line decorations. The cups are decoratively segmented in a manner reminiscent of wooden quaichs.

Quaichs. Three silver quaichs, with the initials of their owners on the handles and simple line decorations. The cups are decoratively segmented in a manner reminiscent of wooden quaichs.

Tags: Case 34

Quaichs. Two wooden quaichs with silver on the handles and rim, and the owner's initials. They are made of curved triangular segments of wood fastened together with bands on the outside.

Quaichs. Two wooden quaichs with silver on the handles and rim, and the owner's initials. They are made of curved triangular segments of wood fastened together with bands on the outside.

Tags: Case 34

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.

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

Manacles. Three sets of iron and steel manacle, left to right: large manacles for the ankles with a chain between them, small snip manacles with a hinge rather than a chain, regular handcuffs with a chain between them.

Manacles. Three sets of iron and steel manacle, left to right: large manacles for the ankles with a chain between them, small snip manacles with a hinge rather than a chain, regular handcuffs with a chain between them.

Tags: Case 33

Plough tools. Left to right: a large, rusty spanner shaped tool, an iron muzzle shaped plough sock, and a rusty iron bar with a pointed tip.

Plough tools. Left to right: a large, rusty spanner shaped tool, an iron muzzle shaped plough sock, and a rusty iron bar with a pointed tip.

Tags: Case 33

Pictish beads. Nineteen glass beads in ring and rounded triangle shapes. The triangular beads are of brown and blue glass with opaque yellow spirals on them, and the ring shaped beads are in blue, white, yellow, green and grey glass in swirly patterns.

Pictish beads. Nineteen glass beads in ring and rounded triangle shapes. The triangular beads are of brown and blue glass with opaque yellow spirals on them, and the ring shaped beads are in blue, white, yellow, green and grey glass in swirly patterns.

Tags: Case 32

Beggar's badges. Five badges, clockwise from top left: A circular grey metal badge inscribed Fraserburgh Poor, an oval grey badge inscribed Old Machar S. District N. 13, an oval copper badge inscribed Dunnottar 8, a similar badge inscribed Fetteresso 16, a circular grey badge inscribed P. Nigg. D.C. MINR. No. 1773.

Beggar's badges. Five badges, clockwise from top left: A circular grey metal badge inscribed Fraserburgh Poor, an oval grey badge inscribed Old Machar S. District N. 13, an oval copper badge inscribed Dunnottar 8, a similar badge inscribed Fetteresso 16, a circular grey badge inscribed P. Nigg. D.C. MINR. No. 1773.

Tags: Case 31

Spoons. Four spoons made of wood and horn, one about a foot long.

Spoons. Four spoons made of wood and horn, one about a foot long.

Tags: Case 30

Neep tapners. Two iron tools with hooks at the end and wooden handles, one sickle shaped, the other straight.

Neep tapners. Two iron tools with hooks at the end and wooden handles, one sickle shaped, the other straight.

Tags: Case 30

Brose cap and ladle. A bowl carved out of a single piece of wood, with an iron band around it, and a wooden ladle.

Brose cap and ladle. A bowl carved out of a single piece of wood, with an iron band around it, and a wooden ladle.

Tags: Case 30

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