Interior of Inverness-shire cottage, Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie

Interior of Inverness-shire cottage, Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie

ID: QZP40_CARD_0134 DESCRIPTION: Example of the interior of an Inverness-shire cottage, exhibited at the Highland Folk Museum in Kingussie. Various tools and utensils are visible throughout the room, including bellows and tongs by the fireside, an iron to the right of the fireplace and cast-iron cooking pots beneath the wooden dresser. Low wooden chairs can also be seen in the room, sometimes referred to as creepies. Traditional croft houses had no chimney so it would be very smoky inside. The least smoky place was close to the floor, so chairs were made with short legs PLACENAME: Highland Folk Museum OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Kingussie and Insh CREATOR (AV): J Valentine & Co. DATE OF IMAGE: 1950 PERIOD: 1950s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 32027 KEYWORDS: