Golden Boot Grantown Museum Shops often traditionally used symbols to identify their trade, especially on busy streets where there was little space to advertise with large signboards. In this case, the golden boot signified a shoe shop. Symbol signs also made it easy...
Mechanised Seed SowerGrantown Museum Portable, hand-operated machines like this one were developed the mid-1800s to help farmers sow their crops. The device was carried under one arm and secured across the body with a shoulder strap. The canvas bag was filled with...
Milk CartonGrantown Museum Auchernack Farm is located near Grantown-on-Spey and has been run by the Smith family since 1936. For many years it operated as a dairy farm and supplied local shops with milk in its own branded packaging. Today there are only around ten...
Raptor Claw Brooch Grantown Museum This set of talons come from a bird of prey, probably a golden eagle. The claw has been made into a brooch and dates from the late 1800s. During this period, jewellery made from animal and insect parts was considered the height of...
Glass Milk BottleGrantown Museum Glass milk bottles were once the most common way to package milk. In the mid-1900s, there were over 300 dairy farms across the Highlands. Many, like J. A. Grant sold milk in their own branded bottles, delivered to customers by milkmen....
