George’s Janitor’s Uniform Brora Heritage Centre This uniform was worn by George MacBeath (1933-2020), Janitor of Brora High School from January 5th, 1977, until his retirement on February 20th, 1998. As a gregarious man, George revelled in the company of the...
Chimney BallNairn Museum Chimney balls, or chimney sweeps’ balls, were used for cleaning chimneys. They were commonly used in the eighteenth and nineteenth century and could be made from materials such as cork, wire mesh or even straw. It is essentially a circular...
Socks in the Gairloch PatternGairloch Museum These socks are knitted in the unique ‘Gairoch pattern’, first documented in the mid-nineteenth century. The Mackenzies of Gairloch supported work schemes for their tenants during the potato famine in the 1840s. Spinning...
Police Whistle Highland Museum of Childhood This police whistle is an early example of the standard whistle issued to policemen throughout Britain during the early 1900s. This nickel-plated, brass whistle would originally have had a 43cm chain attached so that the...
Russian Lead SealsCromarty Courthouse Cromarty Courthouse has one of the largest collections Russian lead seals in the country. This is because Cromarty was a centre for the manufacture of hemp sacking and rope during the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century....
