Social history covers all types of objects that relate to the lives of individuals and society as a whole. At IMAG this includes:
- architecture e.g. lock and keys, stained glass panels
- childhood and education e.g. school bell, tawse, toys
- civic history e.g. Inverness Burgh weights and measures
- food and drink e.g. horn spoons, Mackenzie Lemonade bottles
- furniture e.g. contents of Mrs Rollo’s house
- health and wellbeing e.g. David Wright Medical Collection, Covid Collection
- leisure e.g. gramophone records, sports equipment, cinema signs
- music and dance e.g. bagpipes, fiddles, Alexander Grant Collection
- services and utilities e.g. fire service equipment, oil drilling bit
- technology e.g. Raigmore Bunker Collection, first car phone
- tools and trades e.g. measuring instruments, MacPherson taxidermy worshop
- transport e.g. penny farthing bike, model locomotives
This category is the most diverse in the materials and subjects that it covers. It also includes some of the largest items in the collection such as stone 'marriage' lintels, antique chairs, a taxidermy work table, photographic equipment and a police 'birching' table.
