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TOY

Unique ID: LANCUM-1F3621

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. The whirligig is a creamy yellow colour with a thick patina. The diameter is 50mm and the weight 55.46g.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. The diameter is 33mm and the weight 25.94g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 25.94 g
Diameter: 33 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th August 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Trafford (Metropolitan District)
District: Trafford (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Warburton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ6989
Four figure Latitude: 53.39691159
Four figure longitude: -2.46766481
1:25K map: SJ6989
1:10K map: SJ68NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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