Tune from Joseph MacDonald's Compleat Theory of the Scots Highland Bagpipe, c. 1760, played on an early instrument by Decker Forrest (audio clip)
Reel

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Balance, probably used by Joseph Black

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Barometer (detail), made by James Watt

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Barometer, made by James Watt

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Brooch (back), given to Mary McPhail, nurse of Alexander McKenzie

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Brooch (front), given to Mary McPhail, nurse of Alexander McKenzie

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Candlestick

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Dagger
From Luce Bay, Dumfriesshire

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Fan
English

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Fan box
Probably English

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Fan (Detail)
English

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Fan (Guard)
English

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Figure, of lyre player
possibly made at West Pans, East Lothian

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Figure, of tambourine player
possibly made at West Pans, East Lothian

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Hot-water urn of silver, made in Edinburgh

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Label on a fan box
Made in London

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