This Is My GlasgowMay 4, 2023

Scottish tenement night latch keys. These odd-looking keys were used to open the latch on the communal close doors in Scottish tenements between the late 1700s and the early 1900s. Some were still in use as recently as the 1980s.

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Mary CraigApr 6, 2023
A great big thank you to everyone who has bought my latest book. The story of Agnes Finnie, like that of the other Scottish 'witches', is dark but one that I believe deserves to be heard, so thank you.
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Vivienne DunstanMar 24, 2023
There's been a bunch of valuable records from Edinburgh City Archives added (digitised images and searchable indexes) to Ancestry lately. I was happy recently to find Edinburgh Lord Provost passports, inc ggg-granddad off to Paris. Now find Extent Rolls. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62333/ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Scotland #ScottishHistory #Edinburgh #EdinburghHistory #Archives #Ancestry #Passport #Travel #Paris
This Is My GlasgowFeb 23, 2023

For those who might be interested, I've just dropped off a new batch of frames with the handmade replica Odell's Tenement Latch Keys that I make at the Partick Mini Market on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow. This includes this new collection which features some very rare key patterns, including two oval ones I've never seen elsewhere.

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