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TOY
Unique ID: SWYOR-0E4439
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy toy, known as a whirligig or buzz wheel, dating from the post-medieval or early modern period (AD 1600-1800). The whirligig is broadly circular in plan being formed from a thick sheet of lead alloy. The edges of the toy are serrated. Through the centre of the disc are two relatively even, closely spaced pierced holes. There is some evidence of wear on these two holes which have a diameter of 3.4mm each. The whirligig is a creamy yellow colour with a thick patina. It is 36.5mm diameter, 3.4mm thick and 28.55g.
According to other PAS records, a number of these toys are illustrated in Egan and Forsyth: Toys Trifles and Trinkets pages 387-391. The dating of these toys is uncertain but Egan and Forsyth suggest a 17th - 18th century date; one of these toys has come from an archaeological context dated 1675-1700. Compare HESH-901BA4.
Class: buzz wheel
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 28.55 g
Diameter: 36.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd January 2015 - Saturday 3rd January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS Form number 2473
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Craven (District)
Parish or ward: Hawkswick (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD9670
Four figure Latitude: 54.12584076
Four figure longitude: -2.06270043
1:25K map: SD9670
1:10K map: SD97SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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