Fisherman’s Gansey Nairn Museum This fisherman’s gansey from Nairn is a great example of a traditional woollen sweater worn at sea. They were developed as practical workwear for fishermen, providing warmth and protection from the harsh marine environment....
Land Girl FigurineNairn Museum Coalport land girl figurines like this one were created to acknowledge the important role that land girls played during the Second World War. It’s part of a series of figurines known as ‘For King and Country’, including a soldier, sailor...
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...
Wooden ladle Nairn Museum This wooden ladle with a hooked handle would have been very common in households in across the Highlands. Versatile objects, they were used for stirring dishes or as a drinking spoon to serve milk or soup. Most ladles would have been hung on...
Weighing ScalesNairn Museum These weighing scales, with a removable pan, were essential for weighing produce and for baking. It’s possible that they may have been used in shop settings to weigh produce, including vegetables. This would have been around the time...
