National Museum of Rural Life, Kittochside Photos

The National Museum of Rural Life in Kittochside south of Glasgow hosts a large collection dealing with farm life and machinery. The Reid farmhouse (1783) run as 1970s house museum by National Trust for Scotland is operated in conjunction with the National Museum.

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Exhibition building at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Landscape at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Gallery with water barrel on iron wheeled cart at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Gallery of early farm machinery at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Collection of simple ploughs at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Oliver 40 plough massed-produced with replaceable numbered parts for easy reordering when broken at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Plough models by Highland Society set up in 1784 in Edinburgh to show farmers latest farming designs & inventions at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Various antique seeding & turnip tools at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Farm hearth from Shadwick in Easter Ross (built for peat c1900 shown as used for coal 1950s) at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Outfit of woman farm worker plus fiddle & squeeze box at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Milk settling dish (boyne) & skimmer with brander fish roasting rack at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Cheese press (1849) from South Angus at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Milk making machines & bottles at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Milking machine (1895) & cream separator (1920s) at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Milk bottles at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Wooden water wheels & gears & millstone tools at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Highland Games poster by LMS railway at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Blacksmith's ring bender to make iron tires for wooden cartwheels at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Collection of farm machinery at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Horse-drawn coup (tilt up ) cart at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Glasgow tractor (1919) with three wheels at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Pattisson Tractor (c1920) adapted from Ford Model T car chassis for grounds maintenance at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Massey Harris 726 combine harvester made in Kilmarnock, Scotland by Canadian company at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Collection of farm tractors & machinery at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Field Marshall Tractor series 1 (1945-7) by Marshall Sons & Co. of Lincolnshire at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Collection of farm machinery at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Collection of farm machinery at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Collection of farm machinery at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Collection of farm tractors at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Model of John Reid farm on grounds at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Tractor pulled wagon takes visitors to John Reid farm at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Barns around courtyard of Reid farm at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Reid farmhouse (1783) run as 1970s house museum by National Trust for Scotland at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Glasshouse front entrance to Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Stone facade details of Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Back entrance of Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Kitchen with oven & work table in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Stoneware crocks in kitchen in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Center hall with stairs in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Parlor with black stone fireplace & roil-top desk (1907) in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Parlor with black stone fireplace & roil-top desk (1907) in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	TV atop safe in parlor of Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Dining room of Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Sideboard with mirror in dining room of Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Fireplace with Van Delft tile from England plus mantel clock by Robert Stewart of Glasgow in dining room of Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Square piano (late 18thC) by Richard Horsburgh of Edinburgh in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Sideboard with decorations in dining room of Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Drawing room fireplace with tiles (c1885) prob. by Minton in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Corner of drawing room with embroidery, piano & buffet with china in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Drawing room buffet displaying china in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Drawing room seating & side tables in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Silver & glass epergne (1889) in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Mirrored sideboard in drawing room in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Master bedroom in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Tiled washstand with pitcher & basin in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Tiled fireplace in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.

Horses at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Pig in field at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.	Pig at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.