Inventories

Gear stored by the Quartermaster

Most of the gear is packed into black plastic crates with yellow lids. These are labelled with a number, and a description of the contents. The colour of the tape around the sides tells you where the box goes: silver means "hall", yellow means "serving stuff", red means "kitchen".

Re-pack stuff into the right boxes; or if you can't for some reason, let the quartermaster know so she knows they'll need sorting (she may ask for help).

Hall Boxes (silver tape)

1. Tablecloths
2. Tablecloths
3. Banners (red and gold stripes) and table runners (blue) [note - there are other banners in bags]
4. Lighting: candles, oil lamps, oil, mats, candlesticks etc.
5. White curtains 
   

    Serving Boxes (yellow tape)

6. Platters
7. Bowls
   

   Kitchen boxes: (red tape)

8. Implements & utensils
9. Food
10. Saucepans, etc.
11. another food box

Other boxes

• Cleaning gear (stripes of red tape)
• First Aid Kit (small clear plastic box, red tape crosses)
• Pages' Toy-box (blue plastic box with white lid)
• Pages toy crate
• Cardboard box of toilet paper 

Other gear stored in quartermaster's shed

• 4 standing candelabra (somewhat rusty)
• 2 large SCA signs (in need of re-painting), and one smaller SCA sign
• advertising banner (large standing plasticised banner, with photo of Martuccio)
• overhead projector
• miscellaneous boxes of extra stuff (inventory)
• very large roasting pan
• tabards and baldrics

Other gear stored inside by quartermaster

• 3 banner bags with assorted banners (brownish canvas)
• 1 banner bag with ceremonial banners (white canvas, long) - contains velvet Ildhafn banner and Lochac banner
• 1 banner bag with lightweight silk banners (white canvas roll - contains 4 "Ildhafn" pennons, 4 "Cluain" pennons (owned by Ildhafn city), 2 "SCA" pennons, large silk Ildhafn banner, and assorted streamers)
• assorted theatrical props
• roll of white canvas (suitable for tablecloths)
• tea towels - in red, white and blue zipped bag
• engraver (ask if you'd like to use this to label your feast-gear, or other kit)
• linen table cloth (to be mended)

Please keep silk and velvet banners well away from food - they are precious, and hard to clean.

1. Tablecloths

Black plastic crate, with silver tape on side.

• white tablecloths
• white napkins

At the end of an event, please put dirty table linens in a plastic bag in one tablecloth box (one is labelled for this purpose), and clean, unused, folded tablecloths into another. Get the dirty cloths laundered asap, so they don't go mouldy.

2. Tablecloths

Black plastic crate, with silver tape on side.

• white tablecloths

3. Banners

Black plastic crate, with silver tape on side.

• red-and-yellow striped banners (large rectangles)
• blue table runners

4. Lighting

Black plastic crate, with silver tape on side.

• 15 standard candles
• 132 tealights
• 6 short fat candles
• 5 tall fat candles
• 4 wrought iron candlesticks
• 40 clay oil lamps
• no oil (buy for next event)
• 30 mtrs of cotton rope - 15 mtrs of cotton twine
• 1 oil jug
• 15 heat-proof mats for candles or lamps
• scissors
• 1 bic mega lighter
• 3 boxes of matches
• 42 Samba cubes to start a fire

Before an event, check that you have:

• enough candles
  
• oil for lamps
  
• wicks
  
• lighter and/or matches

5. White Curtains

Clear plastic crate, labelled on site.

• 40 white drapes / curtains: semi-transparent cotton mull, 115cm x 250 cm, with attachment loops on one edge; made to hang from balcony in Laingholm Hall
• 5 black drapes, similar to white
• short lengths of spare black fabric

[Crate belongs to Katherina, contents belong to group].

6. Platters

Black plastic crate, with yellow tape on side. 

• 21 large oval platters (silver-coloured, plated), ~16" on long axis (Retire these platters subject to Council decision)
• 1 smaller oval platter
• 2 round platters (silver-coloured, plated), ~14" diameter 
• 2 round platters (1 silver-coloured, 1 copper & decorated with fruit), ~12" diameter
• 1 small round platter (silver-coloured), ~10" diameter

New (plastic bin broke due to the weight of the 97 platters, will need to distribute over two bins as the platters are very heavy)

• 60 small round metal platters
• 37 large round metal platters

Make sure these are completely dry before storing, and avoid cutting on them where possible, as damaged plating makes them very susceptible to rust. If any are too rusty to use, throw them out, tell the quartermaster, and update this inventory.

7. Bowls

Black plastic crate, with yellow tape on side.

• 40 small laminated wooden bowls, ~8"
• 5 medium laminated wooden bowls, ~10"
• 10 aluminium foil pie-dishes [check if these are still extant]
• 30 small white ceramic bowls, ~4" [might be down to 29]
• 1 medium white ceramic bowl, ~5"
• 1 tiny white ceramic bowl, ~2"
• 7 small solid wooden bowls, ~4" [these are very susceptible to mould - dispose of?]
• 6 solid wooden saucers [see above - mould]
• 9 large stainless steel bowls, ~12"
• 2 medium stainless steel bowls, ~10"
• 3 small stainless steel bowls, ~8"

8. Kitchen Implements and Serving Utensils

Black plastic crate, with red tape on side.

Serving Utensils - in labelled cloth bags

• 12 large handles (12" handle, 3" bowl, ~150mL)
• 10 small ladles (8" handle, 2" bowl, ~50mL)
• 25 serving spoons (including 3 slotted spoons)
• 17 serving tongs

Kitchen Equipment - in knife roll, or loose in box

• kitchen knives - 8 good-quality knives in canvas knife-roll
• kitchen knives - extra knives (useable but not very good) in plastic container
• tongs, large
• serving spoon, large
• slotted spoon, large
• egg slide
• 3 whisks (1 large, 2 small)
• grater
• rolling pin
• [assorted wooden spoons - check each time, may need replacing]
• 2 funnels (4" and 2" diameter)
• plastic spatula
• 2 cheese slicers
• 2 can openers
• potato masher
• 6 metal skewers
• oven thermometer
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• 5 vegetable peelers
• pastry brush

Kitchen consumables (check/update after each event):

• no kitchen twine (need more)
• no baking paper (need more)
• 1 roll of aluminium foil (need more)
• plastic wrap
• no tooth picks (need more)

9. and 11. Non-Perishable Food

Black plastic crates, with red tape on side.

This inventory was last updated by Anna after St Catherine's Faire December 2014.

When you are cook for an event, please check this list before you buy, and update it after the event. Throw out anything that has perished, and throw out or give away anything unlikely to be used before it perishes. Please try to keep our stored food to what will fit in one box, two at most.

10. Saucepans

Black plastic crate, with red tape on side.

• large saucepans

Katherina - add complete list of saucepans owned by group.

Cleaning Box

Black plastic crate, with three red-tape stripes

This crate should contain:

Other stuff in the cleaning box: use it, but don't replace it

There is also a supply of toilet paper and paper towels in a large cardboard box.

Before an event check the list and replensish the box as necessary. After the event, leave notes for the next steward in the table above about anything that is getting low.

Make this one of the last boxes you pack when you leave site.

First Aid Kit

Small tranparent plastic tub, with red-tape crosses on sides and lid

• 2 boxes bandaids
• isopropyl alcohol
• sterile saline 3 x 20ml
• roll of strapping tape
• "emergency message" notepad
• hypo-allergenic paper tape
• adhesive wound closures (in box with tape)
• 2 bandages
• triangular bandage
• alcohol swabs (in box with wound closures and tape)
• 1 reusable freezer pack
• 2 one-use freezer packs
• 2 sanitary pads
• panadol
• latex gloves
• gauze
• assorted dressings
• tube Savlon antiseptic cream
• scissors
• nail scissors
• tweezers
• sunscreen
• cotton pads

Check accuracy of this list, currency of contents - Katherina

Stuff for Children

We have one blue plastic box and one open crate of toys and games for children.