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| Title | Description | Images | Id |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Equipment | A collection of fishing equipments from the croft at 1 Geshader. (i) Weighted object, could be a paternoster, has 7 lines attached to it, one has a hook.Line attached to top by twine hoop. (ii) Horsehair snoods looped... | Yes | 11945 |
| Earthenware Jug | Brown and cream earthenware jug or 'piggy' to hold beer and used at weddings and days out. | Yes | 45955 |
| Jug | This jug would have been used for holding water and would have had a matching basin. They were common in the days before washrooms. Large soft paste porcelein jug decorated with orange and blue flowers. Lip of jug... | Yes | 16710 |
| Fish Finder | Fish finder was hung over the side of the boat to estimate when a shoal of fish was passing. Wooded frame with wire line attached to a lead weight. User 14 Gravir. Length 36cm Width 34cm. | Yes | 16697 |
| Tilley Lamp | Hanging Tilley lamp. Copper reservoir painted black, enamelled tin reflector, brass hanging fittings and brass smoke deflector. All fitting complete. Crest on reservoir says "Tilley Hendon"Gifted to Bernera museum by... | Yes | 15909 |
| POT from SRON A' CHRIP, KNEEP, LEWIS | Find Type: POT (POTTERY) Full description: Ten body sherds (undecorated) of pottery. Found by Dr Mary Harman, October 1979 Current location: Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway Acknowledgement: Information provided by Western... | 33395 | |
| POT from TRAIGH NA BERIE, VALTOS | Find Type: POT (POTTERY) Acknowledgement: Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006. | 33358 | |
| Jack Plane | Beech Jack-Plane with beech handle brass bolt in the end. Blade stamped with "Rose Sorby Warrented Cast Steel" Plane stamped "Macguire & Jags ....." User 19 Gravir. | Yes | 16553 |
| St Kilda Mail Boat | Mail boat constructed in Marine ply, painted dark-green. The front has a nail fixed to it. In white paint on lid is "St Kilda mail boat please open". It also has a makeshift flag made from a length of wire and an oblong... | Yes | 15899 |
| SPOON (Norse to Post Medieval - 1067 AD to 1900 AD) from GARRY BRINNAVAL, LEWIS | Find Type: SPOON (Norse to Post Medieval - 1067 AD to 1900 AD) (OAK) Full description: Simple, subrectilinear wooden spoon/spatula. Found by Duncan Mackenzie in shell midden associated with Gearraidh Brinnaval Current... | 33377 | |
| Landing Net | D shape metal (two stranded metal) creating a wide mouth for landing catch; net is attached. The net is made of the man made fibre, nylon. Used at 1 Geshader. Location: Uig Museum. | Yes | 11946 |
| Mantle clock | Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0111 Object Name Gaelic: Cleoc English: Mantle Clock Object Description/History: Mantle clock in mahogany case, the door with two fluted columns, broken pediment dial with Roman numerals (silvered... | Yes | 38025 |
| Chest | Fishermans chest on rounded pine feet, brass hasp and name plate inscribed with the name "D. Macmillan". Missing bottom board, brass fittments in lid. Brass and iron studs behind which are remnants of hessian cloth.... | Yes | 16535 |
| Marine compass | Marine compass from the boat Star of the East, Mounted on a gimble, fixed to a box with screws, brass casement, maker's mark "D Macgregor & Co", Glasgow, Greenock, Liverpool, London. Pine box with sliding lid, lap-... | Yes | 15896 |
| SLAG from SRON A' CHRIP, KNEEP, LEWIS | Find Type: SLAG Full description: Fragment of industrial waste - vitrified fuel ash/sprue from a mould found by Dr Mary Harman in October 1979 Current location: Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway Acknowledgement: Information... | 33396 | |
| BALL (RITUAL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC) from GREAT BERNERA | Find Type: BALL (RITUAL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC) (STONE) Acknowledgement: Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006. | 33359 | |
| Shoe Last | Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0021_007 Object Name Gaelic: Ceap Iarainn English: Shoe Last Object Description/History: Cast iron shoe last with no visible markings. Maker/Made at: User/Used at: Grasabhaig and Gleann Ruadh,... | Yes | 11965 |
| WALL from RUBHA DUBH, LEWIS | Find Type: WALL Acknowledgement: Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006. | 33340 | |
| Unknown Item | Octagonagal wooden lump, with interior hollowed out. User 19 Gravir. Height 45cm Diameter 21cm. | Yes | 16730 |
| POT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1266 AD to 1900 AD) from Mealista | Find Type: POT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1266 AD to 1900 AD) (EARTHENWARE) Full description: Sherds of craggan ware: 1 x body, 1 x neck: February 1999 Current location: Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway Acknowledgement:... | 33378 | |
| Buoy | A wooden eyelet with a sheep's stomach gathered round it with natural fibre rope (coir). Buoy is white in colour. "1GU" is burned into the wood with a branding iron, this represents 1 Geshader. User/Used at: 1 Geshader... | Yes | 11947 |
| Storm Lamp | Oil lamp made from tin with glass shade and carrying handle. | Yes | 45957 |
| POT from Kneep | Find Type: POT (POTTERY) Full description: Four undecorated body sherds of pottery found by Dr Mary Harman in October 1979 Current location: Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway Acknowledgement: Information provided by Western... | 33397 | |
| Shoe Last | Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0021_008 Object Name Gaelic: Ceap Iarainn English: Shoe Last Object Description/History: Double ended, cast Iron, shoe last, one end is larger than the other. Maker/Made at: User/Used at:... | Yes | 11966 |
| Ships Compass | Ships compass used on the M.V Excel fishing boat. The compass is housed in a lidless wooden box with Brass fittings. User 14 Gravir. Length 20cm Width 20cm Height 14cm Diameter 13.5 (compass). | Yes | 16643 |
| WALL from BUAILE TON A' RUBHA, GREAT BERNERA | Find Type: WALL Acknowledgement: Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006. | 33341 | |
| BURNT FLINT from Mealista | Find Type: BURNT FLINT (FLINT) Full description: 1 x burnt, retouched flint. Broken, but possibly a gun flint Current location: Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway Acknowledgement: Information provided by Western Isles... | 33379 | |
| Shoe Last/Anvil | Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0021_022 Object Name Gaelic: Ceap Iarainn English: Shoe Last/Anvil Object Description/History: Shoe last, cast iron, raised lettering "STAR LAST NO.1 PAT D MAY 307" There is an upright separate... | Yes | 11985 |
| Hand Line | Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0108 Wooden four-piece object, joints are grooved. Fishing line is wrapped around the item, which, has at the end, a lead weight with a length of wire that held the hooks.20m of natural fibre line... | Yes | 11948 |
| Three Legged Pot (Dye Pot) | Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0048 Object Name Gaelic: Poit Dhath English: Three legged pot Object Description/History: Three legged pot for dying wool, each family had one of these pots, they were filled with raw wool and dye... | Yes | 38027 |