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TOY
Unique ID: NLM-C19D75
Object type certainty: Certain
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Lead alloy with traces of red and black paint: Toy Soldier. Hollow cast naturalistically modelled figure representing a cuirassed, booted and gauntleted cavalryman with a cartridge pouch on his back; the red paint of the tunic suggests he is a member of the Lifeguards - the distinctively helmeted head is lost. The scale is perhaps c.70mm. A solid sprue projecting from the rider's seat would have engaged with a horse (lost) with slotted saddle; the head and a sword are also lost. Lightly patinated overall. The scale of this figure is unusual and may predate the later dominance of toy manufacturer William Britains, though contemporary manufacturer John Hill & Co. had ranges of larger and well-modelled figures. The depiction of a Lifeguard might associate this issue with the celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Suggested date: Modern, 1897-1910.
Height: 53.4mm, Thickness: 1.2mm, Weight (with trapped soil within): 62.10gms.
Class: Soldier
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1897
Date to: Circa AD 1910
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 53.4 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 62.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 11th June 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM22932a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Authorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF3980
Four figure Latitude: 53.298725
Four figure longitude: 0.084247
1:25K map: TF3980
1:10K map: TF38SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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