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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy toy cannon barrel of Post-Medieval date (AD 1600-1800). The object is composed of a cascabel and button, vent, two trunnions, an astragal and a muzzle. The object is cylindrical, being slightly wider at the cascabel and narrowing to a flared muzzle.The metal is dark brown with patches of pitted corrosion.Forsyth and Egan suggest firing toy cannons were very popular by the end of the 16th century, but the majority show features that were developed in the 17th - 18th century (2005, 80-81).Length: 65.96mm, Diameter at muzzle: 10.67mm, Diameter at cascabel: 11.18mm, Weight: 18.10g.Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets: Base metal miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. London: Unicorn Press.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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