Record ID: DOR-B44194
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy toy cannon. The toy cannon is comprised of a circular barrel which tapers slightly in diameter towards the muzzle. At the butt is a rounded, necked knob (cascabel button). Beyond this are two convex collars (the first deeper than the second) with a narrowed section between in which is the circular touch hole (for igniting the explosive charge to fire the piece). Beyond the second collar the barrel tapers to the flared muzzel. Part way along is a separate flat copper alloy band with remnants of two circular sectioned arms (trunnions which allowed the canon to be mounted …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 28th April 2022
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Record ID: LVPL-9EAE17
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete toy wheel from a post medieval gun carriage dating to c.AD 1700-1800. The wheel is circular with a sub-rectangular section. It has a spoked interior of a four-armed cross with a circular perforation in the centre. It has a dark green / brown patina. Dimensions: Diameter 37.66mm; thickness 2.83mm; weight 15.61g A similar wheel is illustrated in Forsyth and Egan (2005), see p.85 no.1.17
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Last updated: Monday 11th April 2022
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Record ID: BERK-4A5C3C
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval cast copper alloy toy miniature canon, dating to AD 1700 - 1850. The toy cannon is comprised of a circular barrel which tapers slightly in diameter from the cascabel button to the muzzle. The cascabel button is circular in plan. Below the button is a large, moulded collar, followed by another smaller one. In between the two collars, a circular vent hole is present on one face. The two trunnions are circular in section and project from a collar about one third of the way along the barrel. These would have enabled the piece to be elevated and mounted onto a wood…
Created on: Friday 18th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2022
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Record ID: NLM-1953D1
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy toy gun fragment. One half of the cast grip from a miniature toy pistol, with moulded detail representing a handle textured with rhomboids, extending from a curved butt to the proximal edge of a plate with beaded border which would be next to the lock of a flintlock gun. On the hollow back a single strengthening cross-rib appears, with flat surfaces permitting this half of the handle to lie flush with its counterpart. Patinated. The antique form may be an unreliable guide to the date of this object, as novellas and games involving pirates and highwaymen remained favoured by…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F30CAA
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper-alloy toy musket gun dating to circa AD 1600-1650. The barrel is hexagonal in section externally and circular internally. The barrel is decorated . The stock is angled down from the rear of the barrel and terminates in a flaring fish-tail butt. The top of the external face of the barrel is decorated with punched dots forming swirled lines. The stock and butt are decorated with four large ring-and-dot stamps. One one side there are six and on the other five. A single ring and dot is situated on the underside of the barrel, located behind two lateral inc…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Beck Row', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F2CDD4
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval cast copper-alloy toy table fork dating c. AD 1600-1700. The fork has an integral pistol-grip handle and collar before a waisted shank and two prongs set parallel to one another. The patina is dark brown in colour with small patches of lamination on one of the prongs. The toy fork measures 63.6mm in length, 8.4mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 6.67 grams. For parallels, see NMS-63F0CA and NMS-0EC6F2 on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, and Forsyth with Egan 2005, 134, Type 3, Design 1.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2022
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Record ID: SUR-7223E0
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy fragment, possibly the grip and pommel from a small toy sword or ornamental paperknife of probable 19h century date. The object is 35.5mm in length, with an ovate grip decorated with closely spaced transverse ridges. The pommel is biconical with six facets to each side and a small terminal knop. The other end has broken away, but traces of rusted iron suggest that there would have been an iron blade attached.
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Record ID: NLM-70E86D
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy toy fragment. Cast fluted grip from a toy pistol, with three pronounced grooves ascending from the butt. Broken in antiquity, patinated, including across the fracture surface. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1850 Height: 31.5mm, Width: 26.1mm, Thickness: 10.8mm, Weight: 23.19gms
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-60492E
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a Post-Medieval toy pistol dating from about AD 1650- 1800. It has a barrel made from copper alloy with a lead coating and stock. The barrel is partially encased in lead although this is incomplete. The copper alloy tube appears to be complete although split at the mouht of the barrel. The stock has a slightly convex butt and tapers up towards the lock and barrel. It has elaborate moulded linear fluted decoration along both faces comprising a ridge on the top and bottom, with two ridges on each side. The firing assembly is generally missing although the position of the pin is …
Created on: Monday 7th March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2022
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Record ID: KENT-0BC269
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete though slightly warped cast lead building, probably a house. Dating to c.1700-1800. Description: The toy is formed from a thick rectangular with central upright projection. The base is has raised hatching on its upper surface, both sides of the upright section. The upright section is rectangular in plan until roughly two thirds of the way up before narrowing to a point. This section is also hatched. There is a raised rectangle centrally placed where it reaches the base representing a door. There maybe other details such as windows but wear obscures further detail. It h…
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-F5CCDA
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-tin alloy toy replica of a milk churn, of probable Post medieval dating (AD 1800 to AD 1900). The milk churn is conical with a flat bottom, and a flared rim. The rim is damaged and pushed inwards in places. At each side are delicately moulded handles cast integrally with the body. The base is circular and the partial remains of a makers identification stamp is present. It reads: BY / INS LT / (DOT)/ LONDON / ENGLAND. An irregular hole is present in the base. It measures 28.6 mm tall, 11.0 mm diameter at the rim, and 17.4 mm diameter at the base. It weighs 16.8…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-E0E5B9
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, worn and corroded copper-alloy Post Medieval toy musket dating to AD 1600-1640. The musket is cast in one piece with a hollow long barrel which is circular in cross section, and an integral trigger guard with a break at one corner. It has a distinctive 'fishtail' butt found on muskets dating from 1600-1640 (Forsyth and Egan 2005:89) with ring and dot decoration on the butt. The object is red brown and green in colour and heavily pitted with corrosion. Measurements: length: 88.65mm; diameter of barrel: 7.29mm; weight: 22.36g. The musket is very worn and…
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-DF5FAA
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast copper alloy toy miniature canon, dating to AD 1700 - 1800. The toy cannon is comprised of a circular barrel which tapers slightly in diameter towards the muzzle. The cascabel button is circular in plan and elongated. Below the button is a domed terminal and short concave section terminating with a raised collar between which is a circular vent hole present on one face. The two trunnions are circular in section and little more than pointed pins. These would have enabled the piece to be elevated and mounted onto a wooden wheeled carriage. There is a further m…
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: LVPL-28C3A8
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of lead toy gun, probably a petronel dating to the post medieval period (c.AD 1600-1800) The fragment consists of part of the stock and pan. The face is decorated with a moulded motif of a lined border edged with trefoils. A tulip-shaped element is in the centre. Two incomplete circular cut outs are at the edge of the object. The reverse is undecorated and dished. The object has a cream patina. Dimensions: Length 21.34mm; width 11.42mm; thickness 2.29mm; weight 4.11g The gun would have been composed of two faces secured together by an iron rivet at the stock end and two i…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clatterbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-26D15A
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval cast copper alloy toy miniature canon, dating to AD 1700 - 1850. The toy cannon is comprised of a circular barrel which tapers slightly in diameter from the cascabel button to the muzzle. The cascabel button is circular in plan. Below the button is a large, moulded collar, followed by another smaller one. In between the two collars, a circular vent hole is present on one face. The two trunnions are circular in section and project from a collar about one third of the way along the barrel. These would have enabled the piece to be elevated and mounted onto a wood…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th February 2022
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Record ID: SUR-256D7B
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy toy musket dating to circa 1600-1640. The barrel is hollow and sub oval in section, with a bevelled or facetted upper surface. The tip of the barrel has been lost. The lock has an opening to apply a match; in front is a moulded protrusion which imitates the mechanism which levered a match into the powder on the full size weapon. The stock is missing, but would have been triangular. Part of the trigger guard is retained and in front of this is a moulded ridge imitating the socket for the ramrod. The surface has been lost due to corrosion, so any deco…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-132307
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small lead object, possibly a toy, maybe a miniature cup, vase, chalice or candlestick, or perhaps part of the end of a toy gun or cannon. It dates from the Post medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1900. It is circular in cross-section. It has a solid disc at one end, then a narrow neck, before a wider hollow tubular element with raised ridges round the circumference. Measurements are; height 21.5mm, diameter at top 12.5mm, diameter of base 11.3mm and hole in the cup bit 5.8mm in diameter. Weight 7.81g. It has a white patina with possible dark grey paint.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2022
Last updated: Saturday 7th January 2023
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Record ID: IOW-BB1396
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy toy gun, c.AD 1660-1770. Cast model of a cannon at a scale of c.1:40, with an expanded muzzle and opposed and slightly tapered trunnions. The rest of the barrel is missing, having broken off behind the trunnions. This is a slightly smaller version of London Type 3 Design 1 (Forsyth and Egan 2005, page 82, no. 1.5).
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-944D48
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large, complete, copper alloy toy cannon dating to the post medieval to modern period (c.AD 1700-1900). The object consists of an elongated bulbous cascable, a vent hole and two trunnions which protrude from one side of the object. These would have enabled the piece to be elevated and mounted onto a wooden wheeled carriage. The barrel is cyclindrical in form and gentle tapers towards muzzle which flares and rounds at the mouth. Moulded reinforce rings are present in the upper half of the barrel, the centre and one ring near towards the muzzle. The toy have a dark green patina w…
Created on: Tuesday 1st February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 3rd February 2022
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Record ID: WAW-018746
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy miniature toy cauldron or pot dating to the Late Medieval to Post Medieval period (c. AD 1400-1600). The toy is a miniature tripod cauldron which has a spherical body, a flared rim and waisted neck. Two handles extend on opposing sides of the rim from the rim to the body of the object. The three oval-section legs are integral to the body and stand straight down. The object is dark green in colour and has no oter decorative features. Comparable examples recorded on the PAS database include: SWYOR-8A4927; LVPL-BED0BC and SF-7FE39A. The overall dimensio…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
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