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Description: | A post medieval whirligig or buzz disc/wheel, which has been cut from lead sheeting. Only half the disk remains, the rest is lost from an old break. The buzz disc has a notched (serrated) edge and two slightly off-central holes (only one complete), with the bar between them (torn), through which a looped string or cord would have been threaded. The hole appears to have been stretched into an oval, possibly from use. The disk is 41.9mm in diameter, 1.7mm thick and weighs 10.59 grams. It is slightly bent. It has a dark grey patina shading to white at the edges. 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. | Subjects: | Whirligig | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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