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Wooden handled stamp with initials JRM. Belonged to John R Miller, Light Keeper.

Pince nez spectacles in case from the effects of John R Miller, Light Keeper.

The Scottish Lightkeeper's Statement of their case for Arbitration

Blue oval plaque with a white light house in the centre, standing in the sea. Black border with white writing " Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses 1786".

Brown piece of chewing tobacco on original handwritten lable.

Oil painting of Stromness fishermen William Linklater and Robert Greig guiding their Yole "Margaret" into her summer haven at Yesnaby in the 1920s.

Portrait of Dr Hugh Miller (1802 - 1862) reading a book. He has a natural coloured tweed style cape or blanket accross his shoulder giving a strong right to left diagonal to the composition.

Irridiscent butterfly with blue wings. Framed specimen. This irridiscent butterfly is usually found in the tropical forests of Latin America, from Mexico to Colombia.

Club for deflecting spears and for hand-to-hand combat. Brought home from the Sulfou in the Solomon Islands by David Renton Baikie, nephew of Jack Renton, in the 1930s.

Hand bell from original Orcadia 1868-1931. Brass bell with wooden handle.