Work and Tools
Egg Packing Station, 1/4 A Dougie Cooper picture, October 1964. Dougie worked at the egg packing station at the Ayre Mills.
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Egg Packing Station, 2/4 A Dougie Cooper picture, July 1967. Eggs were clearly big business at the time. I only remember the ...
Egg Packing Station, 3/4 A Dougie Cooper picture, date estimated.
Rae was right about the lorry in his comment on picture ...
Piece time A Dougie Cooper picture, June 1967.
The Egg Packing Station workers enjoy a break on a nice day.
Walliwall Quarry A Dougie Cooper picture, from 1965.
There is a big hole to the west of Kirkwall, now full of wate...
Doon the pier A Dougie Cooper picture, October 1964.
Any names of people or boat?
Halmatic 1974-75 Alan writes:
'I am sure many will have noticed the upside down boathouse at Finstown. It is a holid...
BT/GPO office demolition Wille writes:
'This is a pic of the old BT/GPO offices being knocked down. Kinda sad for me as I ha...
St Clair's Emporium joiner shop For added safety make sure and wear the goggles like so, to avoid filings and splinters in your hair...
Egg Packing Station, 4/4 A Dougie Cooper picture, October 1964.
An ideal job for a keen, responsible, young person.
Kirkwall Moss Gatherers, July 1917 Women heading out to the country to pick sphagnum moss, used as wound dressings in both World Wars.
Ruby Smith at work in the Egg Packing Station A Dougie Cooper picture from January 1965.
