Minstrels PhotoBrora Heritage Centre Warning – some people may find this item offensive. From the 1950s, there was a group of performers from Brora known as the Brora Entertainers. They performed variety shows in the village and all over the north of Scotland. One...
Wooden ladle Nairn Museum This wooden ladle with a hooked handle would have been very common in households in across the Highlands. Versatile objects, they were used for stirring dishes or as a drinking spoon to serve milk or soup. Most ladles would have been hung on...
Weighing ScalesNairn Museum These weighing scales, with a removable pan, were essential for weighing produce and for baking. It’s possible that they may have been used in shop settings to weigh produce, including vegetables. This would have been around the time...
Chimney BallNairn Museum Chimney balls, or chimney sweeps’ balls, were used for cleaning chimneys. They were commonly used in the eighteenth and nineteenth century and could be made from materials such as cork, wire mesh or even straw. It is essentially a circular...
Cricket Bat Nairn Museum This ‘’Classic Super’’ cricket bat is made of willow and dates from the Victorian era. Willow is dense and fibre compact which makes it strong. Cricket was one of the most popular sports during this time, along with horse racing and football....
