This catalogue has been created by our subject specialist, David Woodcock and contains lists of relevant objects in the five categories (sewing machines, typewriters, cobblers tools, blacksmiths tools and woodworking tools) from 19 museums across Scotland.
The aim of the Master Catalogue is to provide the knowledge to assist curators in managing and describing objects of domestic technology held by their organisations. Museums need to know what is in their own collections, but equally, what is in other museums’ collections too. For the first time in Scotland, this catalogue will tell you what the nineteen participating institutions hold in areas of interest to you and your own museum, in these five targeted collections. You will be able to see how your collection rates against others; identify which museums hold identical items to you and potential collaboration to rationalise holdings; get an idea of what’s rare or abundant, and obtain knowledge about a vast array of makes and models of sewing machines, typewriters and a host of craft tools. As well as the catalogue, David has produced guidance documents to help curators identify and describe the hand tools, typewriters and sewing machines in their collections.
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