Minstrels Photo

Dealbh de na Minstrels

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

Wooden Ladle

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 Scales

Sgèilean

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...
Lemonade Bottle

Botail liomaid

Lemonade Bottle Nairn Museum This clear glass bottle would have held lemonade and was manufactured for A W Mackintosh. This shop was well known in Nairn. Lemonade was a popular and refreshing drink, typically made from fresh lemon juice, water and sugar. It would have...
Cricket Bat

Bat criogaid

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....
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