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The Selby Antiquarian Collection

The Selby Antiquarian Collection

Dr Robert Bird Selby and his son William were medical practioners in the Wigtownshire village of Port William. Between 1890 and 1916 they built up a collection of locally found prehistoric tools. Most of the objects were discovered by local farmers and ploughmen, many of whom were also patients of the Selbys. It has been said that Robert Selby sometimes waived his medical fees in return for a particularly important or attractive archaeological find.

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