Perkins Brailler MachineUllapool Museum In 1951, David Abraham worked as a woodworking teacher at the Perkins school for the blind and wanted the students to have better equipment to write braille with. His solution was the Perkins Brailler. The device allows users...
Child’s Nurse Dressing-up CostumeHighland Museum of Childhood This nurse dressing-up costume is typical of the uniform nurses wore during the 1940s and 1950s. Consisting of a blue dress, a navy and red cape, an apron, cap, and arm cuffs, it shows high levels of...
Recruiting Poster for the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders by Ian EadieThe Highlanders’ Museum Recruiting posters are designed to encourage people to enlist in the Army. They often employ a range of advertising techniques and persuasive devices. Nowadays...
Photographs of Private James IngramThe Highlanders’ Museum Nowadays we are more used to seeing people with a range of physical impairments taking part in sport. However, at the time these photos were taken, such activity was more unusual. They show Private James...
Iona Celtic Art Tea Cosy Groam House Museum This embroidered tea cosy is a highly-decorative functional object which has been embellished with a design featuring intertwined snakes and birds. It is believed to be the work of Euphemia Ritchie (1856 – 1941). Euphemia...
