Lockout PosterGlencoe Folk Museum The workers of the Ballachulish Slate Quarry went on strike in July 1902, in what was known as a ‘lockout’. The lockout was planned to last for one year, but went on for eighteen months. The quarry workers objected to the dismissal...
Duff StretcherWest Highland Museum The stretcher was invented by Donald Duff (1893-1968) in 1944, and was used by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, whose patch includes Ben Nevis. Duff was a doctor, pioneer of Scottish mountain rescue, inventor, author, and the leader 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....
Nameplate of Dr GrantGlencoe Folk Museum This nameplate belonged to a much-loved Highland GP, Dr Lachlan Grant, who served the community of Ballachulish for 45 years until his death in 1945. A high-flying medical student at the University of Edinburgh Medical School,...
Dr Gilbert’s StethoscopeBrora Heritage Centre Dr Robin Gilbert was the Brora GP for 11 years from 1964 to 1975. In those days, rural Highland GPs were on duty 24 hours a day, and in some cases for 365 days of the year. Dr Gilbert could receive a phone call in the...
