Washboard Ullapool Museum A washboard is a tool designed for hand washing clothes. They were common in most households between the 1800s and early 1900s. Clothes were soaked in a washtub or sink with hot soapy water, then squeezed and rubbed against the ridged surface...
Civilian Wartime RadioUllapool Museum During World War Two, radio was an important way of communicating information and news. But materials were in short supply and many people could not afford to buy a radio. The Wartime Civilian Receiver was made by a company of...
Brass Bell Ullapool Museum This brass bell belonged to Reverend Malcolm MacLeod. He would ring the bell at Sunday School, which he held at the Church of Scotland on Lewis. In the 1800s, it was common for children to go to Sunday School. Not all children were able to...
Medical Hydrometer Ullapool Museum This small device is actually a urinometer. It was used for many years to measure the specific gravity of human urine. This tells us urine density which is affected by what is dissolved in urine, including the salts or protein. There...
Melville’s PistolsUllapool Museum These decorative duelling pistols were owned by Robert Melville, an important figure in the establishment of Ullapool. The village was founded in 1788 by the British Fisheries Society who appointed Melville to construct the first...
