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Record ID: BUC-54FC84
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The muzzle of a copper alloy toy cannon that has been fired, causing it to split along its length. The surviving part has a tapered chase and thick, plano-convex second reinforce and muzzle rings. The muzzle has a thickened moulding with a flat opening. There is a slight ridge behind the second reinforce ring. Red corrosion products can be seen in the area of the split.
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cow Roast', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-556F04
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy toy firearm ('petronel').
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sholden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-55C963
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Children's toy / teaching aid? in the form of a miniature book. Made from sheet lead it has a chequerboard pattern on one side and parallel lines on the other.
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornbrough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-6F0254
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy toy fire shovel dating from late 17th to early 18th century. The handle is missing and the pan is bent and distorted. The upper surface decorated with a pelleted curling motif within a pelleted border. A similar example is illustrated in Forsyth and Egan (2005:186 nos. 5.13). Dimensions: length: 26.54mm; width: 14.44mm; thickness: 5.75mm; weight: 3.36g. Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London.
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 2nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-A7E0E1
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast in copper alloy this toy cannon is probablly of 18th century date. The gun was probably attached to carriage, which is now missing. The cannon is dull brown, with a worn surface. It is 63.29mm in length. The toy is described as if it were a working cannon. The cascable is 10.89mm in diameter, with a cast bi-conial button measuring 5.28mm in diameter and 4.65mm in length. There is a pronounced base ring with a diameter of 10.86mm, which is worn and slightly flattened on one side. The first reinforce is relatively short, terminanting in a reinforce ring with a diameter of 9.7…
Created on: Saturday 9th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ringwood Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-A83996
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval toy watch. The circular sheet of lead alloy has a damaged and distorted 8mm wide border, making it unclear if any decoration is present. There are two raised concentric circles surrounding the watch face, the outer circle is beaded, the inner circle being plain. The numbers are in roman numerals, with a pellet to separate each number. There is a beaded circle bordering the inside of numbers. The time on the watch is half past twelve. The hands are tapered to a decorative, pointed end. The reverse of the toy is plain, however the indentation of the plain circle from the up…
Created on: Saturday 9th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ringwood Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-CDEB85
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast lead miniature anchor of Probable Post-Medieval or Modern date (c. AD 1750 - c. 1850). Length 34.0mm, width 20.0mm and 4.5mm thick. Weight 8.76g. The upper portion of the shank is missing and the surviving part is bent and misshapen. One arm with its triangular-shaped fluke survives, the other arm and fluke are missing. The object has a grey patina overall. The breaks are old.
Created on: Thursday 4th January 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-8DB993
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete lead toy, probably representing a windmill. The object is flat and has a square body with a splayed foot. The body measures 16mm by 16mm and is divided into four smaller squares, which in turn are subdivided into four smaller recessed cells thus creating 16 recessed cells in total. The sides of the body are complete, however the top is broken, suggesting that the apex and the sails are missing. The splayed foot is decorated with four openwork triangles, probably representing stilts.
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-9EEC14
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze toy cannon which probably dates to the Late Post Medieval period. The cannon is solid throughout and has a small circular drilled hole through its thickness, just before its terminal. At the terminal is a cylindrical knob. Below the hole are some moulded lines around the circumference of the cannon. There are two protruding cylindrical pieces at this place also. The toy ends in a flat edge.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-D474F7
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a multi-component three-dimensional Post-Medieval copper alloy toy pistol. It is incomplete, missing its mechanism. It weighs 45.36g and measures in total 121x15x8mm. The stock, barrel, ramrod pipe and pan have been cast in one piece and there are four holes in the stock: three for the lock mechanism and one for the ramrod (both now missing). The vent is large and the, now damaged, pan integrally cast. A long tapering bent butt terminates in an octagonally fluted ovoid pommel. The fore-end of the stock is rounded, there is a deep transverse groove across the breech and the b…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-16BF84
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete lead toy horn book; flat, rectangular and decorated on both sides. The perimeter is damaged and worn, and at the top of the obverse, which equates to the bottom of the reverse when aligned by the decoration, there is a short broken tab in the centre. The obverse is decorated with a crude depiction of King Charles II. The king is shown by a series of moulded lines. He is shown in profile to the left as seen on most of his coinage. He wears a large double-arched crown containing two crosses, one in each arch. His face is cartoon-like and shown smiling; his eye is a large moulde…
Created on: Friday 9th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-7FE6A3
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a lead or pewter toy watch face. The face is slightly convex and has a decorated moulded surface depicting roman numerals and one hand which points to 12. The watch face is set within a rope-like perimeter. Outside the perimeter are two holes with a short straight rope-like decoration below.
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skidbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-281FD2
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a cast lead-alloy toy 'horn book' of post-medieval date. The fragment measures 24.1mm by 20.1mm by 1.5mm and weighs 4.05g. It is from the top right hand corner, and reads [A]BCDE on the top line and [FG]HIK on the second. The letters are within a border consisting of two lines of beading. The back is undecorated. The style of the lettering and missing J suggest a date between c. 1650-1740. Horn books were teaching aids which appeared in the 16th century, and consisted of a wooden frame which contained a sheet of paper or vellum, on which was printed the alphabet (an…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Hull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-B81CD1
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a copper alloy multi-component three-dimensional toy pistol. The stock, barrel, ramrod pipe and pan have been cast in one piece and there are four holes in the stock; three for the lock mechanism and one for the ramrod [both missing] A long tapering butt terminates in an octagonally fluted ovoid pommel. The faceted barrel has a punched dotted wavy line pattern along the top. There is a trace of iron fittings under the barrel, presumably related to the mechanism. Similar toy pistols of this type from London are dated to the mid 17th century by Forsyth and Egan (2005, 99-103).
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oakley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-587080
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A miniature object representing a copper-alloy cauldron of post-Medieval date. It has two 'loop' handles, and three feet. Its rim is collared, splaying outwards. It has a blue-grey patina. The miniature cauldron measures 18.7mm in diameter, 17.7mm in height, with walls 3.2mm thick. It weighs 14g.
Created on: Friday 6th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 5th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-8AE4A7
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete but damaged cast lead alloy (pewter) minature toy plate. The item is a dull brown-grey in colour and the patina has patches of corrosion both front and back. At some point the item has been delibarately bent and a very notable linear crack is evident running the full length of the object lying just to one side of the central motif. The plate is octagonal with a beaded rim, plain flange and extremely shallow curving wall. The wall is decorated with radial slashes each terminating with a pellet. In the centre there is a circle containing a stylised star or flower motif made …
Created on: Friday 20th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-0E0B07
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy toy pocket-watch from the post-medieval period. The watch is a circular convex disc with a diameter of 44.7mm, measuring 1.6mm thick and with a flat edge. The reverse is undecorated. The front face has a beaded edge, a band of ornate foliage decoration in relief and then another row of beading before the clock face in the centre. The numerals are Roman and are enclosed within raised bands. The inner face is plain, and the hands are cast in relief, set at six o’clock. There is extensive damage round the top of the disc. There was probably a suspension loop above the 12 bu…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-5A2185
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy post medieval miniature cauldron, cast in a quadruple form. Each of the four cauldrons has a rectangular foot decorated with three incised lines and a handle on the side, though two handles are missing. The cauldrons vary slightly in diameter with the largest being 15.6mm and the smallest being14.8mm. The length of the toy is 29.7mm, the surviving width is 38.7mm and the complete weight is 56.86g. The purpose of the creating a quadruple form of the cauldron toy is still unclear. However, vessels known as ‘fuddling’ vessels have been recorded as f…
Created on: Monday 30th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crowle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-004E35
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead Shy cock toy, probably 18th century date. The object has been cast in one piece. The toy has been made from a flat piece of lead, in the shape of the bird – the ‘cock’. The head and body of the bird all remain intact. The legs also survive and have been cast integrally with the circular base. On one surface the bird has been decorated with lines representing feathers. These objects were used as a child’s toy. The idea was that they had to throw stones at the birds until they fell over. Similar toys can be seen in H. Forsyth and G. Egan; 2004; p. 240.
Created on: Friday 1st June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Dean & Friston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-3D98F2
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Postmedieval copper alloy toy cannon.
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Talaton CP', grid reference and parish protected.