Remnant of Dartboard
rusty steel, 14" across
from the sea
Monday, 28 December 2020
Silver and Gold Thread
Japanese Thread
silver and gold
wooden spools - one with handwritten ink inscription
found in a sewing chest from a temple market in Osaka
Cow's Skull
Cow's Skull
19" long
found emerging from Doun Helzie sand dunes along the coast from Stove;
a place used in the past for the burial of large animals
Tootal Ties
Printing Block
mid C20th, copper plate on hardwood backing, 3" high
TOOTAL TIES
crease-resisting and washable
found among a forgotten boxful in a Kirkwall warehouse
Fragment of Lino
Fragment of Lino
the edging with Ancient Greek Key or Meander pattern
hemp backed, 8" long, early C20th
found at Stove
Named after the River Meander in Asia Meander, with it's many twists and turns, the pattern symbolises infinity or the eternal flow of everything.
Sunday, 6 December 2020
Farm Machinery Parts
Farm Machinery Parts
sea rusted cast iron, the frame 22" high
found among the rock pools below disused dump at Ayre's Rock, Sanday
Fox Fur Collar
Fox Fur Collar
early C20th, fur, glass eyes, metal clip fastener under chin
found in sack of clothing beside a bonfire site on moorland above Stove
Matchbox
Matchbox
Bryant and May Ltd. Tiger matches, C1920's
balsa wood, 3.5" long
the matchbox filled with a collection of Sunday School cards
found in the secret compartment of Peter Fotheringham's chest of drawers
Rusness, Sanday
Cornicello
Cornicello
little horn
3/4", early C20th, gold metal and glass
found by Sara Scobie in a secret compartment in a chest of drawers made by Peter Fotheringhame of Rusness, Sanday
Still worn around the neck by Italian men as a talisman to promote fertility, virility and strength, the cornicello is also linked to the cornucopia of Greek and Roman mythology: the horn of a goat broken of by Zeus and filled with fruit & flowers was a symbol of earth and plentiful growth.
Metal Cake Stand
Metal Cake Stand
8" high with brass rabbit
from Sanday Recycling Centre
Quinces sent from a Southern orchard
Time Capsule
Time Capsule
glass bottle, newspaper
early C20th Iron Brew bottle, screw top, returnable
BARR - FALKIRK
Iron Brew nowadays Irn Bru is a carbonated syrupy drink produced by Barrs since the turn of the C20th and still very popular in Scotland.
the bottle contains rolled up pages from the Orkney Herald & Weekly Advertiser for the Northern Counties, August 2, 1916, Price one penny; with which it is incorporated the Northman
found by the Scobie family when dismantling a blocked up doorway in a byre, Rusness, Sanday
The newspaper reports zeppelin raids over the Thames estuary and dedicates a whole page to developments at the Battle of the Somme: "The Allied offensive is only as yet at it's opening stage but the German defences are crumpling up before their deadly blows".
Friday, 4 December 2020
Remains of a Baby's Bear
Baby's Bear
moulded plastic, probably once squeaked, 3" high
found on South Ronaldsay
from the sea
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