Gardemeles Museum: June 2022

Friday, 24 June 2022

Boiled Lobster

perfectly preserved upper carapace, 6 " long

found on the shore at Kettletoft, Sanday

Lid of Grave Vase

aluminium with machine made holes, 6" across

from the sea

Shoe

early C20th, leather, copper nails

from the sea

Pin Brooch

1" across, enamel

with sailing ship and Kirkwall shield set in a life ring

from Woodhouse Sanday

Kirkwall is the capital city of Orkney situated on the largest island, Mainland; a two hour boat journey from Sanday.

Flock of Flying Ducks

1940's hanging wall decoration

cast metal, chipped enamel, the largest 5" across

from Sanday Recycling Centre

Box of Handkerchieves

early C20th, cardboard with printed paper, lawn, satin bow, rusty safety pins

found among a sack of Edwardian clothing

at the site of a bonfire on moorland above Stove

Seed Canister

28" long, steel, C19th, from sowing barrow

found at Stove

'' The most important job of sowing the seed was done by a slow and trustworthy horse yoked to the sowing barrow and generally the Head of the house carefully filled the seed canisters which in turn were pulled round with the aid of small teethed wheels as the barrow was pulled over the top of the drills leaving them nice and smooth, or at least they were meant to be." Helen Scott's Childhood Memories.