Kirkwall Tailors Project
@kirkwalltailors.bsky.social
A Community-Based Transcription of the Records of the Kirkwall Incorporation of Tailors, 1669-1772; Project Lead: Dr Aaron Allen
2/2 Here we see a ‘Tailor’s Board’ from an old house in Victoria Street, Kirkwall. This early ironing board is 550mm in length and 160mm wide, with five circular indentations. Courtesy of Orkney Museum, Object No. OM-18703, Accession number 1977.016.
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
2/2 Here we see a ‘Tailor’s Board’ from an old house in Victoria Street, Kirkwall. This early ironing board is 550mm in length and 160mm wide, with five circular indentations. Courtesy of Orkney Museum, Object No. OM-18703, Accession number 1977.016.
Fantastic! Thank you!
September 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Fantastic! Thank you!
Amazing for both! Where is the painting from?
September 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Amazing for both! Where is the painting from?
Amen to that!
September 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Amen to that!
(2/2) But – it appears our Kirkwall tailor also was selling (?) a golf club and two balls; a ream of paper; and books: 6 copies of Proverbs and 2 copies of the Psalms. His inventory was worth over £102 Scots. #KirkwallTailorsProject
September 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
(2/2) But – it appears our Kirkwall tailor also was selling (?) a golf club and two balls; a ream of paper; and books: 6 copies of Proverbs and 2 copies of the Psalms. His inventory was worth over £102 Scots. #KirkwallTailorsProject
This would be fantastic for displaying the medieval mining landscapes at Newbattle Abbey or the Heugh at Tranent… FAO @1722waggonway.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
This would be fantastic for displaying the medieval mining landscapes at Newbattle Abbey or the Heugh at Tranent… FAO @1722waggonway.bsky.social
Thank you, but @michaelpearce.bsky.social got it! It’s ‘Inde’
September 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Thank you, but @michaelpearce.bsky.social got it! It’s ‘Inde’
Any tips on good literature on them?
September 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Any tips on good literature on them?