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TOY
Unique ID: SUR-2FB0A5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very large cast copper alloy toy cannon, measuring 124mm, with broken trunnions. The cannon has a double collar on the barrel and on each terminal. The muzzle diameter is 17.09mm. The cannon's surface is worn.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 124 mm
Diameter: 18.17 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 13-291
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Elmbridge (District)
Parish or ward: Cobham and Downside (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1158
Four figure Latitude: 51.3103
Four figure longitude: -0.40886
1:25K map: TQ1158
1:10K map: TQ15NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 |
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