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Sickle with serrated edges from Sound Weisdale

Sickle with serrated edges from Sound Weisdale

Floating wick lamp, Northern Scotland, probably 19th century.

Floating wick lamp, Northern Scotland, probably 19th century.

1801-1900
Shetland wool lightweight sweater used on the 1933 Everest expedition

Shetland wool lightweight sweater used on the 1933 Everest expedition

1930-1933
The Holm of Noss, Shetland

The Holm of Noss, Shetland

1850-1900
Shetland wool lightweight sweater used on the 1933 Everest expedition

Shetland wool lightweight sweater used on the 1933 Everest expedition

1930-1933
1 wooden chute and parts

1 wooden chute and parts

Unknown
This Shetland Water Mill was built in the Shetland Islands, likely by local residents at an unknown period. The mill was originally built within a small stone hut near a stream and would have originally been separated into an upper and lower section. The lower section is a vertical axis water turbine with straight radially inclined blades which are fed water by a trough. The turbine has a vertical shaft with is attached to the two millstones on the upper floor which are fed grain via a hopper and chute.

Shetland Water Mill

Unknown
Replica of spindle carved from beech

replica spindle

Replica of spindle carved from oak

replica spindle

Photograph of Distant view of houses on hillside. From an album of photographs taken in the Gold Coast and the U.K. between 1910 and 1915 by unknown photographer.

Shetland

Photograph of Houses on hillside. From an album of photographs taken in the Gold Coast and the U.K. between 1910 and 1915 by unknown photographer.

Shetland

Photograph of Distant view of ship. From an album of photographs taken in the Gold Coast and the U.K. between 1910 and 1915 by unknown photographer.

Breston Foe Shetland

2 Mill stones and 1 water wheel for a Shetland Water Mill built in the Shetland Islands, likely by local residents at an unknown period.

2 Mill stones and 1 water wheel

Unknown
Photograph of Distant view of ships. From an album of photographs taken in the Gold Coast and the U.K. between 1910 and 1915 by unknown photographer.

Breston Foe Shetland

Photograph of Ship on water. From an album of photographs taken in the Gold Coast and the U.K. between 1910 and 1915 by unknown photographer.

Boarding a Swedish steameer