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Description: | A cast, lead alloy, zoomorphic toy fragment in the shape of a frog. It is probably from a 'clicker'. It is fragmentary and broken into two pieces which is in the form of a moulded frog (viewed from above). A very close parallel, LVPL-F0E3E6, was identified by Jim Halliday as part of a clicking toy. It lacks the lower, springy steel sheet. Pressing this would made the device give a clicking sound, which probably imitated the croaking sound of a frog or toad. It is Post-medieval or modern in date, probably 19th early 20th century.Other exact parallel was found at Hintlesham, Suffolk and reported to the PAS; it is find ID SF10571 and Ossett, Yorshire, recorded as SWYOR-29D4A2. An example bearing a male figure was found in Lancashire (E83DD3). See also YORYM-E7B498 and there at least four other examples known that FLOs have had offered for recording but declined since they are not 300 years old.
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