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...
Model of Romanian HouseUllapool Museum This model house was made by a Romanian crew member of a factory fishing boat. During the 1970s and 1980s Scottish fishing ports experienced a mackerel fishery boom. Fleets of factory ships known as klondykers arrived from the...
Miner’s LampBrora Heritage Centre This may look like a fairly ordinary lamp, but it measures only 4cm! Brora’s early coal miners used tiny lamps like these, known as tallow lamps. Resembling a mini-tea pot, the wee lamp was filled with animal fat (tallow) and a...
Shop TillGrantown Museum This highly decorative shop till from a shop on Grantown High Street. The beautifully made embellishments on this till would have reflected the wealth of the shop. The buttons on the till show the pre-decimal system. Before Britain moved the...
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....
