A wig stretcher carved by Johnny Notions, a Shetland invento...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
79855
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.219.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
A wig stretcher carved by Johnny Notions, a Shetland inventor.
The contributor discusses a wooden wig stretcher, believed to be the last piece of sculpture by Johnny Notions. He made it from a worm-eaten piece of wood in the image of an old miser who lived at the Burns in Hillswick.
Notions [whose real name was Williamson] was most famous for making a smallpox vaccine out of cow serum.
Item Subject/Person
Williamson, John [Notions, Johnny]
Recording Location
County - Shetland
Item Location
County - Shetland
Island - Shetland Mainland
Parish - Northmaven
Village/Place - Tangwick Haa
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good