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Shape, rectangular, Decoration, linear design, Made of Ebony wood & ivory

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Photograph of the Turra Coo. A white cow with the words LG & COO LENDRUM TO LEEKS painted on its side is led past a crowd of men, young and old, wearing caps, jackets, shirts and ties.

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Clay pipes. Two small clay pipes, one stamped with laurels and a crown.

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Snuff mulls. Nine snuff mulls in various shapes: boxes made of wood and inlaid horn and ivory, spiral shaped horns, a miniature wooden shoe, a horn with the tip carved into a monster's head, and a repurposed bronze axe head.

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Powder horns. Two flattened horns decorated with incised rosettes and knotwork, with brass spouts.

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Socketed axe head, decoration: Ridge (cast). Type: Rectangular (Coles), Portree [variant Kalemouth] (S&B). This axe has been made into a snuff box sometime in the 19th century (probably by the finder). Inscription engraved on lid.
Inscription: On…

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Made from two horn tips bound together with brass. Lid decoration: concentric circles. The base mount has what appears to be a T and another letter, possibly a D, engraved on it.
Inscription: Base mount: T D ?

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Letter box. Rectangular box made of silver, with a border of dense punched lines on the lid.
Shape: rectangular. Lid decoration: punched border. Reputedly 'John Brown's letter box, used for Queen Victoria's mail at Balmoral.'

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Shape: rectangular (rounded corners).

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Decoration: star (top), dog-tooth design (sides).

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