Magic Lantern Projector and SlidesHighland Museum of Childhood This particular magic lantern projector was used as an educational aid in Victorian times. To assemble the projector, the separate chimney, lens, and candle pot are all slotted into the main box-shaped...
Stereoscope & StereoviewsHighland Museum of Childhood This stereoscope is a wonderfully ornate example from the Victorian period and is in very good condition, indicating that it was a much treasured, special toy. The stereoscope was used by placing...
Leech JarGlencoe Folk Museum Leeches were stored in this jar in a pharmacy before being sold to physicians. These parasitic worms were used for bloodletting, once a popular therapy believed to cure a range of conditions. The practice of bloodletting relied on...
Lightouse SundialGairloch Museum This brass sundial would have sat on a pedestal within the perimeter wall on the south side of Rubh Reidh lighthouse. It is regulation issue and is engraved with the name of the lighthouse, its coordinates, and the makers Adie and Son...
