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Description: | A complete post-Medieval lead or lead-alloy whirligig or buzz disc/wheel of possible 17th to 18th century date.The toy is sub-circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. It consists of a disc with a serrated outer edge and two string holes at the centre. The fifteen teeth (or cogs) have been crudely made, possibly by chopping or shearing and their outer faces appear to have been flattened. The object has an even grey patina with numerous scratches on both faces.Height: 39.04mm; width: 41.20mm; thickness: 8.08mm; diameter of holes: c. 3.4mm. Weight: 79.85g.A number of these toys are illustrated in Forsyth and Egan 2005: 387-391. The dating of these toys is uncertain but Forsyth and Egan suggest a 17th-18th century date, one of these toys has come from an archaeological context dated 1675-1700.Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles & Trinkets: Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200-1800. London: Unicorn Press.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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