Butter StampUllapool Museum This butter stamp would have been used for creating a design on a block of warm butter. Stamps were sometimes used by farmers and commercial dairy companies as a way of labelling their produce, functioning as an early form of ‘trademark’....
Washboard Ullapool Museum A washboard is a tool designed for hand washing clothes. They were common in most households between the 1800s and early 1900s. Clothes were soaked in a washtub or sink with hot soapy water, then squeezed and rubbed against the ridged surface...
Civilian Wartime RadioUllapool Museum During World War Two, radio was an important way of communicating information and news. But materials were in short supply and many people could not afford to buy a radio. The Wartime Civilian Receiver was made by a company 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....
Thimble Grantown Museum Thimbles take us back to the days when sewing was a much more common pursuit. They protected the finger from being pricked or poked by a needle when sewing. Thimbles are not new. Archaeological excavations have found thimbles dating back over...
