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TOY
Unique ID: NLM-54A2CA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy toy soldier fragment. A probably solid cast naturalistically modelled cavalry horse at the canter, at a scale of c.1:35. The military credentials of the piece are established by its square saddle cloth, shabraque and blanket roll; the reins are also modelled in relief. A hole is drilled in the saddle for the attachment of a separate rider [lost], a feature of Continental toy soldiers. The narrow form when viewed end-on is a further trait suggesting German manufacture. Retaining metal primer overall; traces of brown paint appear on the body of the horse. The lower legs, tail and feet are lost. The posture of the horse may suggest the manufacturer Heyde, active from c.1870, whose products included many representing British soldiers and intended for the British market (Johnson, P. 1981, Toy Armies, Batsford, London, plate 16). Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1880-1900.
Height: 39.5mm, Length: 45mm, Thickness: 8.7mm, Weight: 39.31gms
Class: Soldier
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 1880
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45 mm
Height: 39.5 mm
Thickness: 8.7 mm
Weight: 39.31 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM36851
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Authorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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