
Discover some of the nation's most precious possessions alongside the everyday objects that throw light on Scotland through the ages. Some exhibits are millions of years old, others less than a decade. The modern landmark building that houses our Scottish collections is in the middle of Edinburgh's historic Old Town, just minutes from the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle
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This adjustable measuring rod of fifty inches or two cubits is unsigned, but it is known from surviving receipts that Charles Piazzi Smyth...
This metal daguerreotype camera was designed by Thomas Davidson (1798-1878) and made around 1841, probably in Edinburgh. Born into a...
This hand-coloured fashion plate is from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, a ladies' magazine published in Paris. Dating from 1826, the plate...
This one-penny banknote was issued by Glasgow bankers Daniel McFunn, Duncan Buchanan & Co. It is dated 16 January 1765.
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