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...
A A Cameron’s Championship Belt West Highland Museum This was championship belt was won by strong man Alexander Anthony Cameron (1877–1951). He was one of the all-time great ‘strongmen’ and athletes from Dochanassie in Lochaber. The belt is made from leather with...
Lawnmower Brora Heritage Centre This is a hand-driven, self-propelled lawn mower – no electricity required! In 1830, English engineer Edwin Beard Budding created the world’s first lawn mower. The large wheel of the machine drove the smaller wheel at the front which...
Leather Football Brora Heritage Centre This is an old-fashioned leather football. It has an inflatable inner and leather outer casing. Inners were traditionally made from pigs’ bladders, before the use of rubber today. We are not sure what type of inner this has....
Knitted Swimming Trunks Brora Heritage Centre These home-knitted swimming trunks are a great example of knitted swimwear. You can just imagine how heavy they could become when wet. The waist elastic would need to be very strong to keep the trunks in place. Despite the...
