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TOY
Unique ID: SWYOR-080232
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy toy cannon of late post-medieval date. It consists of a circular barrel, tapering from breech to muzzle where there is a flared muzzle swell. Behind the muzzle is a narrow, circular collar and half way along the barrel are a pair of opposed trunnions, one on each side. At the breech end is a broader collar with raised edges and behind the breech a solid, circular neck with a rounded end. The cannon has a rough, patchy, light green patina. It is 71.3mm long, 20.4mm wide and 12.4mm in diameter at the breech. It weighs 24.86gm.
A number of similar toy cannons can be found on the database; see for example references: SWYOR-E21697, IOW-9F60A7, LANCUM-EC68C8 and YORYM-6A5AA5.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 71.3 mm
Width: 20.4 mm
Weight: 24.86 g
Diameter: 12.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th June 2011 - Wednesday 13th June 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1885
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Cowesby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4690
Four figure Latitude: 54.303543
Four figure longitude: -1.294606
1:25K map: SE4690
1:10K map: SE49SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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