‘Tissie’ DollHighland Museum of Childhood Tissie was one of the very first objects to be donated when the Highland Museum of Childhood was established. She is a beautiful example of an expensive, early Victorian doll. Her head and shoulders are made of papier-mâché,...
Police Whistle Highland Museum of Childhood This police whistle is an early example of the standard whistle issued to policemen throughout Britain during the early 1900s. This nickel-plated, brass whistle would originally have had a 43cm chain attached so that the...
Cardboard SatchelHighland Museum of Childhood This cardboard school bag was one of the philanthropic gifts handed out to children in the nineteenth century by Sir James Coats, a member of the Coats family from Paisley, who made their fortune from thread manufacture. ...
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...
