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Curved metal blade. Has '939' written on the blade. No label.

Cylindrical metal bar, end is squared and sits at an angle to the main stem. Label attached but no discernable information other than date.

Metal axe head with short wooden handle. Label attached reads 'The axe to which the label is attached was found in coal cellar at no.1 Cameron Place, Craigs Road, Dumfries and is referred to in the case of John Maxwell Muir'.

Muir was found guilty…

Unidentified solid, hammer-like head with leather and string wrapped handle. No label.

Wooden handle with one flat side and one curved side. No carvings. No label.

Metal head with two pointed ends and a long wooden handle. Initials J.S. stamped into underside of head and possible patent mark on flat edge of head. Attached label in two pieces but with no discernable information. Two stickers found on handle, one…

Blunt metal head on medium length wooden handle. Label in pieces but date of 13th July can be identified, no other information.

Metal head with long wooden handle. Label is water damaged making legibility difficult. Identifies the name 'Alexander Strath Dee'.

A label on this medicine chest states: ' Dr John Boswell medicine chest. He was my great grandfather, W Roxburgh, 1877.' William Roxburgh (1751-1815) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist. It has been said that he lived for a time during his early…

Medicine chest made from wood. The top chest section contains three rows of glass bottles. The back row has four large bottles, the middle row has five medium sized bottles and the front row has seven small bottles. There is also a drawer section to…