Lending Collections
The Museum has a number of items available for organisations to borrow for displays, exhibitions, stage setting etc.
Although many are quite robust, these items are all (unless otherwise stated) genuine historical artefacts and therefore irreplaceable. Some common-sense general conditions apply to their use:
· Objects should not be roughly treated or handled (e.g. be thrown down or have heavy items placed on top of them.
· They must not have any adhesives, sticky tape or paint etc. fixed to them.
· They must not be exposed to extremes of temperature or humidity.
· They must be stored securely at all times
· The safe return of all items will be the responsibility of the person who signs them out.
Any potential risks to users or special conditions of use affecting particular items are given on the list.
Please let the Curator know which items you would like to borrow, what they will be used for and when you would like to borrow them.
If an item you require is not on the list, please ask the Curator as we can, in special circumstances, lend out other objects from our main collections (although these may be subject to more restrictions on their use).
Object Number / Description / Condition / Restrictions of UseSFMLC : 1 / ¼ cran herring basket
(RGAG, 944TS) / Good, (woodworm?) / General
SFMLC : 2 / Lobster creel with orange netting / Good / General, heavy (take care when lifting)
SFMLC : 3 / Lines and Hooks (The line is barked cotton, snoods are orange twine) / Good but tangled / Beware of sharp hooks
SFMLC : 4 / Orange net
2m x 2.5m / Good / General
SFMLC : 5 / Split cane shopping basket with handle / Good / General
SFMLC : 6 / Herring barrel lids x6 no markings / Good / General, beware of splinters
SFMLC :7 / Herring barrel lid stencilled (British curred herrings, herring industry board large matjes) / Good / General, beware of splinters
SFMLC : 8 / Replica costumes: 3 skirts, 3 aprons, 3 head scarves, 4 shawls, 1 gansey. Various sizes, child upwards / Good / General
SFMLC : 9 / ¼ Cran herring basket
(931, E Webster, Leith) / Good
(woodworm?) / General
SFMLC : 10 / Rope
1.6m / Good, natural fibre, bound ends / General
SFMLC : 11 / Rope
4.2m / Frayed, natural fibre / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 12 / Rope
9.5m / Frayed / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 13 / Rope
10.6m / Frayed patches and ends, natural fibre / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 14 / Polystyrene ring float (Green) / Fair (surface pitted) / General
SFMLC : 15 / Square cork float / Fair / General
SFMLC : 16 / Round cork floats x10 / Fair / General
SFMLC : 17 / Small piece of barked cotton net twine / Fair (tangled) / General
SFMLC : 18 / Length of twine Natural fibre, not barked / Fair / General
SFMLC : 19 / Lobster creel with orange net / Good / General, heavy (take care when lifting)
SFMLC : 20 / Wooden net needle with modern net twine (Orange) / Good / General
SFMLC : 21 / Barked cotton net with cork floats
6m x 3m / Fair
(some holes) / General
SFMLC : 22 / Bundle of barked snoods / Good (frayed) / General
SFMLC : 23 / Red ship’s lamp (babord), fitted for electric light bulb / Good / General
SFMLC : 24 / Green ship’s lamp (styrboard), fitted for electric light bulb / Good / General
SFMLC : 25 / Brass ships lamp (H.henrinksen) serial no. nod2534, fitted for electric light bulb / Good / General
SFMLC : 26 / Brass ship’s lamp (H.henrinksen) serial no. 2535, 12-2-73, fitted for electric light bulb. / Good / General
SFMLC : 27 / Grey ship’s lamp B5572 1971 fitted for electric light bulb. / Good / General
SFMLC : 28 / Grey ship’s lamp B5409 1970, Fitted for electric light bulb / Lens cracked / General
SFMLC : 29 / Piece of orange net 2 square mesh panels with frills / Good / General
SFMLC : 30 / Piece of orange net 2 square mesh panels with frills / Good / General
SFMLC : 31 / Net: green (Stuart trawl) sq mesh panel / Good / General
SFMLC : 32 / Net: green with yellow flecks / Good / General
SFMLC : 33 / Rope fender
Man-made fibre / Fair / General
SFMLC : 34 / Wooden net needle / Good / General
SFMLC : 35 / Wooden net needle / Good / General
SFMLC : 36 / Piece of dark green net 2 m x 1.5 m / Good / General
SFMLC : 37 / White cotton net with cork floats (very large) / Very tangled / General
SFMLC : 38 / White plastic net needle / Good / General
SFMLC : 39 / ¼ cran basket / Good / General
SFMLC : 40 / Ring of thick black rope / Fair / General
SFMLC : 41 / Knotted rope / Fair / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 42 / Wooden net needle / Good / General
SFMLC : 43 / Barked rope with 2 cork floats / Good / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 44 / Barked rope
70 cm / Good / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 45 / Barked rope
70 cm / Good / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 46 / Barked rope
1.2m / Good / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 47 / Manilla rope
Very long / Fair (tangled) / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 48 / Rope: man-made with polystyrene floats
Very long / Good / Do not use for load bearing
SFMLC : 49 / Whaling harpoon:
Original head, replica shaft / Good / Beware sharp point and barbs
SFMLC : 50 / Chart (dated 1999):
North Sea Central / Good / Do not fold, use adhesive tape or pierce with pins
SFMLC : 51 / Model boat: mid-water trawler c.1950s – 70s / Good
(no markings) / Deck fittings may be fragile
SFMLC : 52 / Net: bundle of orange and green netting made by Stuart’s / Good / General
SFMLC : 53 / Cleek and Gird: iron hoop and rod – child’s toy / Good
(some rust) / General
May be played with
SFMLC : 54 / Samples of sail canvas made by David Gillies, Lower Largo (x13) / Good / General
SFMLC : 55 / Model Boat: plastic hull on stand, Faroese Tristur / Good / General
May be sailed
SFMLC : 56 / Model: hull section showing stitching technique / Good / General
SFMLC : 57 / Model: hull section showing wooden peg technique / Good / General
SFMLC : 58 / Model: Roman anchor on stand / Good / General
SFMLC : 59 / Model: hull section showing clinker technique / Good / General
SFMLC : 60 / Model: hull section showing double-skinned technique / Good / General
SFMLC : 61 / Foghorn: made from cow horn, origin unknown / Good / General, may be blown
SFMLC : 62 / Foghorn: manual pump foghorn, brass, found in FMA store / Good / General, may be sounded
SFMLC : 63 / Small leather suitcase (E : 99/25) / Good / General, catches stiff but working.
SFMLC : 64 / Yellow waterproof jacket and dungarees (size adult medium) / Good / May be worn
SFMLC : 65 / Iron leister (fish spear) no handle / Fair – some rust / General – be aware of sharp tips and barbs
SFMLC : 66 / Wiska (knitting belt), brown leather and cloth / Fair – has been mended, belt not complete / General
SFMLC : 67 / Writing slate / Good / General
SFMLC : 68 / Whale tooth / Good / Must not be used unsupervised by SFM staff
SFMLC : 69 / Whale tooth / Good / Must not be used unsupervised by SFM staff
SFMLC : 70 / Small barked cotton net / Fair / General
SFMLC : 71 / Admiralty Chart, Moray Firth / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 72 / Admiralty Chart, Buckie to Arbroath / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 73 / Admiralty Chart, Montrose to Berwick / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 74 / Admiralty Chart, North Sea- Northern Sheet / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 75 / Admiralty Chart, - Practise and Exercise Areas S.E Sheet Scarborough to Poole / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 76 / Admiralty Chart, Practise and Exercise Areas N.E. Sheet Clyde Ness to Scarborough / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 77 / Admiralty Chart, Practise and Exercise Areas Flannan Island to Clyth Ness Including Orkney and Shetland / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 78 / Admiralty Chart, Firth of Forth- Isle of May to Inchkeith / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 79 / Admiralty Chart, Montrose to Fife Ness including the Isle of May / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 80 / Admiralty Chart, Fife Ness to St. Abbs Head / Good / General – should not be marked
SFMLC : 81
SFMLC : 82
SFMLC : 83
SFMLC : 84