Film Strips Battery ProjectorHighland Museum of Childhood This handheld projector from the 1950s would have been considered hi-tech when it first became available to buy. It was battery operated, making it mobile for use anywhere. However, in the 1950s, batteries were...
Lenci Doll, Hitler Youth MovementHighland Museum of Childhood This blonde-haired doll is originally from Germany and is modelled on a young member of the Hitler Youth Movement. This was an organisation set up by Adolf Hitler in 1933 to train and educate German...
Ups and Downs in India Board GameHighland Museum of Childhood This board game was produced by the Homeland Training College in 1930. Though aspects of it may surprise us today, it was intended as a fun way to learn about the duties and responsibilities of living and...
MangleUllapol Museum The mangle was a tool designed for removing water from laundry by squeezing the fabrics. Later designs also pressed and smoothed. The first known instance of using a mangle was in the mid-1400s but they were still widely used up into the twentieth...
Extra Large Tattie MasherWest Highland Museum This large potato masher was made from a hollow cylinder of wood with a plunger at one end. Its size indicates that it could be used to mash large quantities of potatoes. Potatoes have long been a staple in the Highland...
