Add to albumThese gunsmithing tools were part of a set given by Cameron of Lochiel to Donald MacNab of Innishoan. Both men were officers in Prince Charles Edward's Jacobite army. The tool set was later presented to General Duncan MacNab in 1814.
The tools pictured here are two screwdrivers and a pair of calipers - a type of compasses for gauging widths.
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- Online ID: 000-100-103-107-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.1994.1126.12
- Date: 1600 - 1800
1600 - 1800
17th or 18th century
- Material: Steel
Wood, brass and steel
Wood, brass and steel
Calipers
Screwdriver
Screwdriver
- Dimensions: 70 mm L x 45 mm W x 18 mm D
76 mm L x 46 mm W x 18 mm D
86 mm H x 41 mm W x 6 mm D
- What: Calipers
Screwdriver
Screwdriver
- Subject:
- Who: Cameron of Lochiel (Presenter)
Cameron of Lochiel (Presenter)
Cameron of Lochiel (Presenter)
Captain Charles Edward MacNab of Innishoan (Recipient and presenter)
Captain Charles Edward MacNab of Innishoan (Recipient and presenter)
Captain Charles Edward MacNab of Innishoan (Recipient and presenter)
D.A. Company General Duncan MacNab (Recipient)
D.A. Company General Duncan MacNab (Recipient)
D.A. Company General Duncan MacNab (Recipient)
Donald MacNab of Innishoan (Presenter)
Donald MacNab of Innishoan (Presenter)
Donald MacNab of Innishoan (Presenter)
Louis XV
Louis XV
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Louis XVI
Louis XVI
Louis XVIII
Louis XVIII
Louis XVIII
- Where: France, Boulogne
France, Boulogne
France, Boulogne
France, Sancerre
France, Sancerre
France, Sancerre
France, Toulouse
France, Toulouse
France, Toulouse
- Event: Battle of Culloden
Scottish Exhibition, Glasgow
Battle of Culloden
Scottish Exhibition, Glasgow
Battle of Culloden
Scottish Exhibition, Glasgow
- Description: Screwdriver of wood, brass and steel, from an armourer's toolbox, presented to E. MacNab of Innishoan by Cameron of Lochiel and later to General D. MacNab, Sancerre, 23 June 1814, 1600 - 1800
Screwdriver of wood, brass and steel, from an armourer's toolbox, presented to E. MacNab of Innishoan by Cameron of Lochiel and later to General D. MacNab, Sancerre, 23 June 1814, 1600 - 1800
Steel calipers from an armourer's toolbox, presented to Edward MacNab of Innishoan by Cameron of Lochiel and later to General Duncan MacNab, Sancerre, 23 June 1814, 17th or 18th century
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