Record ID: NMGW-A24593
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete lead alloy toy pocket watch, dating from c.1800 to 1900. The object consists of a lead alloy (pewter or spelter) case, which is circular in plan with an attached hanging loop. Mounted into the front of the object is a circular glass disk which is surrounded by a concave border. The reverse features a design of concentric ridged circles. The toy watch is dark grey in colour, the glass is sea worn and has a frosted appearance. This example broadly falls into Forsyth and Egan's Type 12 (Forsyth and Egan, 2005, pages 380 to 383). Similar examples on the PAS Database…
Created on: Monday 27th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swansea Bay', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-15F4F9
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy frame, probably representing a miniature window frame The miniature window is a component of a larger object (with a surviving length of 26.5mm, a surviving width of 19.9mm and a weight of 1.8g) and is sub-rectangular with stubs to missing elements on three of the edges. The window is depicted with three straight sides and a bifurcating top edge. Within the frame is a central cross. Stubs to connect the damaged adjacent parts are evident across the bifurcating top edge and on both sides. The frame is of D-shaped section (2 – 3mm wide and 1.2mm – 1.8mm thic…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-04BB8B
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy toy cannon probably of 18th century date The gun is complete but has lost the surface to corrosion and was cast in one-piece (with a length of 40.4mm and a weight of 5.1g). The gun has a rounded cascabel and a prominent concave vent field (7.5mm diameter) with a small vent. The barrel is mostly plain with a reinforce ring positioned at the trunnions. The muzzle is of concave, spool (with a maximum diameter of 6.8mm) and with a bore of 4.5mm. The trunnions are comparatively long and slender (25.0mm long with a diameter of 2.6mm). The surface is heavily-c…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-195EF8
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast flat disc in white metal or tin-lead alloy. The disc has cast decoration on one face depicting a clock face. The face has a raised beaded border before a plain section and the central clock face, consisting of roman numerals set between concentric circles. The numerals are divided by a single raised pellet. Inside the face is another beaded circle in addition to the cast hands pointing to ‘six o’clock’. The rear of the disc is plain and a fragment of the disc is missing. The disc is likely to be from a toy pocket watch for a child and probably dates from the late 18th or …
Created on: Wednesday 24th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.