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TOY
Unique ID: BH-46CACE
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy toy cannon, dating from the post-Medieval period.
The cannon has been cast in one piece and survives intact, having not been exploded. The chase has a slight taper towards the moulded muzzle band. At the opposite end, a subconical cascabel terminates in a knob, and a pair of trunnions, located just below halfway, project outwards at 90 degrees on either side of the barrel. A small vent hole is situated in a recessed band adjacent to the cascabel.
Length: 37.2mm; width: 15mm; bore diameter: 3.7mm. Weight: 4.65g.
Several toy cannon were found in excavations in London, where similar examples to this piece were dated to the period of the late 17th to 18th centuries (Forsyth and Egan 2005: pp. 79 - 84, cf. figs. 1.4 to 1.7).
Class: Cannon
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.2 mm
Width: 15 mm
Weight: 4.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/45 - 7
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Graveley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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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