Record ID: DUR-9424F2
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a hollow cast lead alloy toy boar of unknown date. The fragment consists of the snout and mouth of a boar with large tusks. There is a clear casting line down the centre of the snout. The fine detail of teeth and skin wrinkles and hollow casting may indicate a modern date. This fragment was possibly made by Britains Ltd.,which was once the largest producer of cast lead toys and pioneered the hollow-casting method. The company was founded in 1880 making novelty clocks and in 1893 they started producing the toy soldiers that would make Britains a household name in th…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2018
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