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Appeal launched to find tools for Banff silversmith project

SCOTT MCINTYRE AND KATE PICKERING WHO WILL BE OPENING THE SMIDDY IN BANFF AS A SILVERSMITH  WORKSHOP.
SCOTT MCINTYRE AND KATE PICKERING WHO WILL BE OPENING THE SMIDDY IN BANFF AS A SILVERSMITH WORKSHOP.

A nationwide search has been launched to find equipment for a project aiming to restore a historic north-east trade.

The Meal House in Banff, also known as the Auld Smiddy, has been transformed from a derelict building into a brand new silversmith studio.

It is being run by Glasgow-based jewellery school Vanilla Ink and the doors are expected to open at the end of next month.

The organisers now hope to gather as much equipment as possible for their newest venture in the community.

They have named their project the Tool Amnesty and have appealed for anyone with old metalworking paraphernalia to come forward so they can fully kit out the new premises.

Vanilla Ink director Kate Pickering said: “We have launched our national Tool Amnesty to gather as much equipment as possible for the space.

“We are looking for your old metalworking, silversmithing, jewellery, woodworking and blacksmithing tools so we can fill The Smiddy to the brim and provide tools for each and every one of our students.

“If you have any silversmithing tools or similar tucked away in a box in the attic or the shed, then we would love you to consider donating or loaning them to us.”

The town was once home to 24 silversmiths over a period of 200 years until the 1800s and it even had its own hallmark.

Vanilla Ink hopes people will also get in touch to pass on stories of the silversmithing past of the area.

Director Scott McIntyre said: “The stories are just as important as the tools to us.

“It may be that you have heard tales from parents, grandparents or distant family about a relative who worked in silversmithing.

“You could be providing vital knowledge about earlier silversmithing in Banff, which we are keen to document, tie up to heirloom pieces and ultimately share with the public.”

The Meal House on Bridge Street is a B-listed building and was on the Buildings at Risk register.

More than £300,000 is being spent on the project which has the backing of Aberdeenshire Council.