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TOY
Unique ID: NLM-697215
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy toy soldier. Hollow-cast figure of 54mm or 1:32 scale representing an officer of an infantry Regiment of the British Army in full dress uniform, manufactured by William Britains in accomplished naturalistic style in a marching pose. An integrally cast base, originally rectangular, is lightly torn and twisted. The head and a moveable sword arm are lost, and the figure is patinated overall. The rank is denoted by a sash, scabbard fittings and by medals. The trousers are tucked into the boots, a detail which suggests a date up to around the end of the First World War. Britains were the leading British manufacturers of 'tin soldiers'. This is one of several broken toys reported from the same location. Suggested date: Modern, 1890-1920.
Height: 45.2mm, Width: 15.7mm, Thickness: 0.8mm, Weight (with trapped soil): 16.27gms.
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 1890
Date to: Circa AD 1920
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 45.2 mm
Width: 15.7 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 16.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM23543a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Northorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8894
Four figure Latitude: 53.43544575
Four figure longitude: -0.6768332
1:25K map: SK8894
1:10K map: SK89SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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