Simrad Echo Sounder Ullapool Museum Echo-sound technology like this Simrad echo sounder cleverly works to locate objects under the sea. By sending out sound waves and recording the time it takes for the echo to return, the echo sounder is able to detect the depth of...
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....
IronNairn Museum This is a Victorian example of a household iron. Hollow on the inside, this ‘box iron’ was heated by a piece of hot iron, known as a slug, and then placed inside the space at the back. Box irons came with two slugs, so that one could be...
