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Samuelston School bell
This bell was used at Samuelston School, near Haddington, until it closed. Sometime after it was gifted to Haddington Library where there was a small collection of local historic objects.
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The East Lothian coast has played a part in attracting artists to the area. Patrick Adam settled at North Berwick in 1902 when he was nearly 50.
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This sauce boat is almost certainly West Pans and made by the William Littler pottery.
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This tea bowl is attributed to potter William Littler. It is decorated in the centre with underglaze colbalt blue painting with with what has been described as 'the melon plant' design.
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Painting in watercolour of The High Street, Musselburgh, East Lothian by Geo (George) Gray. Gold coloured ornate plaster and wood frame with wide gold coloured mount.
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This is a lapel badge, just above the symbols is a small golden thistle.
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Watercolour of 17th century Northfield House, Prestonpans, East Lothian by Geo (George) Gray.
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Navstar 2000 D-Navigator
This object is an electronic navigational aid used on a Dunbar fishing boat called the "Fisher Lassie". It is a small grey box with an LED display and an operative keypad.
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Watercolour of 'Garden at Ravenslea', Nr Musselburgh, East Lothian by J.D.Dott (nee Gray), in gold coloured frame. Garden in foreground with buildings behind.
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This Tea Caddy is an example of the Macaroni design showing Macaroni figure and woman.
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Victorian children, 1880s
These two children had their photograph taken on a beach near North Berwick.
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This is a worked stone lintel. It has an been carved with “IT …. ID 1599” and what looks like candles drying is carved into it.
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Oil painting looking along coastal road from West Pans, East Lothian in ornate gold coloured frame. Artist is George (Geo) Gray.
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This object is a painting featuring four smaller watercolour scenes in and around East Lothian.
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This mangle was kept at Forth Street, North Berwick, in an outhouse which was once a laundry.
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Lothian & Border Horse Yeomanry trooper's tunic, WW1
The volunteers of the Lothians served overseas during the period 1914-18.
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Lothian and Border Yeomanry blue/mauve colour Table Mat/Tray Cloth. Fringed oval with central fringed diamond shape emboidered with emblem and "Lothian and Borders Yeomanry"
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Hoeing the Fields
The natural beauty of the countryside around East Lothian has inspired many artists over the centuries.
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Winter scene with children, 1880s
These three children had their photograph taken in a back garden.
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The mug has a moulded border form and is decorated with the pattern of an exotic bird perched on a fence alongside a rock from which flowers spring.
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These sugar cutters were once in the possession of Musselburgh Town Council.
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Prestonpans was an early centre of industrial ceramics in Scotland.
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This photograph was donated by a member of the Whittinghame Bowling Club. It shows the Scottish Bowling Association Finals which took place at Queens Park in Edinburgh in 1960.
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This is a flower girl dress for a wedding that took place on the 16th of August 1939 in Aberlady.
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Individual wrapping for retail goods is very much a phenomenon of the 20th century.
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