Tally stick

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A tally stick was a stick marked with notches for counting. This milk tally stick, from Harris in Inverness-shire, was used to keep an account of the number of cows milked. It was last used in 1879.

The lower half of the stick contains a line of notches.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-143-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  W.SH 24
• Date: 19th century
  
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• Dimensions: 122 mm L
  
• What:
• Subject: Dairy (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, Harris
  
• Event:
• Description: Milk tally stick used in Harris in 1879
  
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