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Model Name: Sleigh

Year: Pre 1874

Object Number: 2012:0062

Status: Grampian Transport Museum Collection

Current Location: In storage

The history of this sleigh is uncertain but it is likely that it was imported into Scotland from Russia by a Macpherson of Glentruim, near Newtonmore. The Macpherson in question was a friend of Emperor Nicholas I and built ships in Russia in the mid-19th Century. The sleigh may even have been a gift or have a significance that is presently unknown.

A painting, dated 1874, hung in the hall at the great house at Glentruim, depicts the sleigh in use and helps to date the vehicle but its exact history remains a mystery. 

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