Grammer at a Glance
price 1d.
How to speak and write Grammatically,
without any previous knowledge of the Rules of Syntax.
A SIMPLE METHOD
from Sanday Recycling Centre
Common errors Corrected. i.e. Incorrect: it's me Correct : it is I
Saturday, 11 September 2021
Knitting Nancy
Knitting Nancy
used for spool knitting
4" high, painted wood
from Sanday Recycling Centre
Spool knitting was supposedly a simple way to teach children to knit popular in the 1950's but going back at least 400 years. A woven tube is produced which can then be sewn into a spiral mat. Historically horses reins were often produced by spool knitting.
Friday, 10 September 2021
Weathered Vertebra
Weathered Vertebra
from an unknown whale
23" across, weighing 15 kilos
from Crudy, Sanday
found at Otterswick Bay
Melted Lead
Melted Roofing Lead
11" long
from Stove
Found caught between the stones high up on the ruinous walls of Stove; caused by the great fire in 1973 that took over most of the Model Farm outbuildings, blazing through the night and clearly seen on Orkney Mainland 10 miles away, across the sea.
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Tap
Brass Tap
4" high
from Stove
During the eight decades that Helen and John Scott lived at Stove this tap, attached to the wall in their kitchen, provided their only indoor water supply: fixed to a pipe running through the wall to a large stone tank that collected rain water from the roof of the house.
Kokeshi Dolls
Kokeshi Dolls
10" high, made on a lathe from cherry wood
painted with ink, now faded, probably early C20th
from a temple market, Osaka, Japan
The Kokeshi doll making tradition started in the early C19th in the north of Japan. They were given to new born babies with wishes for good health and protection. They were also widely bought as souvenirs by visitors to the northern hot springs.
Budgie
Balancing Budgie
moulded plastic, 6" from beak to tail, with weighted ball
from Sanday Recycling Centre
Enamel Badge
Enamel Badge
RNLI
Ladies Lifeboat Guild, 1960's, 3/4" long
from a jewellery collection found at Sanday Recycling Centre
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is entirely funded by the people. On Sanday, with a population of around 500, thousands of pounds are raised every year for this cause. One very popular and well attended event is the annual Lifeboat Quiz. Questions are not easy - What is nomophobia?
Creel Tether
Creel Tether
rope, lead weight, 6" steel pin
from the sea
used to attach the lobster pot to a long rope that drops down to the sea floor
Russian Corks
Russian Corks
3.5" across, plastic
washed up among hundreds at Stywick after a winter storm
from the sea
Known on Orkney and Shetland as Russian Corks for no known reason
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