Carpet BeaterHighland Museum of Childhood Carpet beaters were commonly used before the advent of vacuum cleaners. They were an effective way to keep floor coverings clean, although required much more physical hard work. It was only from the 1940s that carpets began...
Regimental BeltHighland Museum of Childhood This leather belt shows clear evidence of wear. It belonged to a member of the 107th Bengal Regiment of Foot. This British infantry regiment is now associated with controversy as it was raised by the East India Company in...
Flying Round the British Empire Board GameHighland Museum of Childhood ‘Flying Round the British Empire’ is a good example of colonial propaganda. The expansion of the British empire was not welcomed by all members of society and was marked by violence....
Classroom MapHighland Museum of Childhood This map would likely have been displayed in a classroom to teach children about the geography of the Indian sub-continent. It gives us an insight into changes to the global political geography. Dating from 1900, the map...
Early Twentieth Century GlobeHighland Museum of Childhood This globe provides an insight into the colonial geography of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. At its height in 1922, the British empire covered around a quarter of the Earth’s surface,...
