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TOY
Unique ID: PUBLIC-1E0977
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, Post-Medieval, sheet lead whirligig or buzz disc/wheel of probable 17th to 18th century date. The toy consists of a disc with a serrated outer edge and two string holes. The serrations are uneven and crudely cut.
Notes:
A similar toy can be seen in Egan and Forsyth 2005: 387-391 from London and an archaeological context dated 1675-1700.
Class: Whirlygig/buzz disc
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.2 mm
Width: 24.9 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 5.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd January 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: South Somercotes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth, H. with Egan, G. | 2005 | Toys, Trifles and Trinkets: Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800 | London | Unicorn Press Ltd | p387-391 |
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