| ID |
Name |
| Record Type |
Description |
| 120717 |
Saddle quern |
| Object or Artefact |
Broken saddle quern made from Lewisian gneiss. Found on Little Bernera by Donald Macaulay, who gifted it to Bernera Museum. |
| 60791 |
Military General Service Medal |
| Object or Artefact |
The medal struck for the period from 1793 to 1814 was the ‘Military General Service Medal’, but it was not… |
| 45966 |
Hot Water Bottle |
| Object or Artefact |
Stoneware hot water bottle |
| 45965 |
Butter Marker |
| Object or Artefact |
Small wooden hand press with carved inlay used in the process of butter making to decorate the end product. |
| 45963 |
Scythe |
| Object or Artefact |
Old single handed type scythe. |
| 45960 |
Cart Lamp |
| Object or Artefact |
Large metal framed oil filled lantern with glass panels on four sides, funnel and carrying handle on top, commonly used… |
| 45958 |
Oil Lamp |
| Object or Artefact |
Metal container in the shape of a small pot with spout and a detachable lid. Has a large hook for… |
| 45957 |
Storm Lamp |
| Object or Artefact |
Oil lamp made from tin with glass shade and carrying handle. |
| 45955 |
Earthenware Jug |
| Object or Artefact |
Brown and cream earthenware jug or ‘piggy’ to hold beer and used at weddings and days out. |
| 45953 |
Post Office Scales |
| Object or Artefact |
Scales set on a dark wood base with brass fittings used in the Laxay Post Office. |
| 45951 |
Oil Lamp |
| Object or Artefact |
Small oil lamp made using tin, copper and wire by travelling folk in the mid 1930s. |
| 45949 |
Stoneware Jar |
| Object or Artefact |
Small stoneware jar with cream coloured glaze, used for the storage of jam or honey. |
| 45948 |
Household Jug |
| Object or Artefact |
Large green, yellow and brown household jug which was probably brought back from the Mainland by girls engaged in the… |
| 45947 |
Butter Churn |
| Object or Artefact |
Small stoneware butter churn. |
| 39774 |
Butter Marker |
| Object or Artefact |
Wooden hand press for decorating pats of butter. |
| 38911 |
Uig Chessmen |
| Object or Artefact |
The Uig or Lewis Chessmen were found in 1831 in a stone cist in the shifting dunes of Uig Bay… |
| 38030 |
Cruet Set (salt and pepper) |
| Object or Artefact |
Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0184 i and ii Cruet set, in the form of two cockerels, the two cockerels are slightly different… |
| 38028 |
Drinking Glass (whisky) |
| Object or Artefact |
Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0138 Moulded glass, thick hexagonal stem, base is chipped in several places. Used at: 1 Enaclete. Donor Information:… |
| 38027 |
Three Legged Pot (Dye Pot) |
| Object or Artefact |
Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0048 Object Name Gaelic: Poit Dhath English: Three legged pot Object Description/History: Three legged pot for dying wool,… |
| 38025 |
Mantle clock |
| Object or Artefact |
Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0111 Object Name Gaelic: Cleoc English: Mantle Clock Object Description/History: Mantle clock in mahogany case, the door with… |
| 38023 |
Brass sovereign case |
| Object or Artefact |
Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0159 Brass sovereign case, pressed construction. Engraved on front face, originally silver plated, the plate inside has Queen… |
| 38021 |
Vesta Case (matches) |
| Object or Artefact |
Catalogue No. UIG_2004_0168 Object Name Gaelic: Bocsa Lasadan English: Vesta Case Object Description/History: Silver vesta case with gilt interior. Makers… |
| 36844 |
Donald Macdonald’s Documents |
| Object or Artefact |
Several domestic documents survive from the estate of Donald Macdonald (1850-1927), the shoemaker of Gleann Ruadh, Geshader. These include rent… |
| 33402 |
CORE from BOSTA, GREAT BERNERA |
| Object or Artefact |
Find Type: CORE (FLINT)Full description: Possibly a flint core. Found by Dr Mary Harman, June 1978Current location: Museum nan Eilean,… |
| 33401 |
CORE from BOSTA, GREAT BERNERA |
| Object or Artefact |
Find Type: CORE (QUARTZ)Full description: Possibly a quartz core, may be natural. Found by Dr Mary Harman, June 1978Current location:… |