{"id":10401,"date":"2023-04-26T09:43:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofthehighlands.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=10401"},"modified":"2023-05-15T17:26:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T17:26:27","slug":"chimney-ball","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/museumofthehighlands.org\/gd\/project\/chimney-ball","title":{"rendered":"Ball simileir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffc60b&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||2px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;150px||150px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;80px||80px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;26px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||27px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;2.3em&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><b style=\"font-family: Comfortaa;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW85461414 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW85461414 BCX0\">Ball simileir<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><b style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #ffffff; font-family: Comfortaa;\">Taigh-tasgaidh Inbhir Narann<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Chimney balls, or chimney sweeps\u2019 balls, were used for cleaning chimneys. They were commonly used in the eighteenth and nineteenth century and could be made from materials such as cork, wire mesh or even straw.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019S e a th\u2019 ann ach ball cearcallach le l\u00e0mh a ghabhas ceangal ri r\u00f2p. Chaidh an l\u00e0mhrachan a th\u00e0thadh air p\u00ecos de mhogal-u\u00e8ir. Bhiodh e air a leigeil a-nuas dhan an t-similear, agus an uair sin air a tharraing air ais uair is uair gus cnapan-starra agus spr\u00f9illeach a ghlanadh bhon t-similear.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays they have been replaced by more advanced tools, including vacuum systems. 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