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Description: | An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy toy cannon, dating to the period c.AD 1750-1850. The cascabel has a globular knob and then expands into the first reinforce. The touch hole is flanked on either side by a circumferentially moulded band. There is a thick circumferentially moulded band in the centre of the cannon with the trunnion projecting on either side. With the touch-hole facing up, the trunnions are off centre and sit low on the barrel. The barrel tapers slightly before flaring at the muzzle. It is decoated with two circumferential grooves just before the muzzle. The object would have origianlly had wheels and a wooden gun carriage, all of which have subsequently been lost or decayed in the ground. The object has a mid-dark green patina.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). This example is fairly similar to Type 5 Design 1 cannons (p.82, 1.7). This type dates to the late 17th - early 18th century.The toy cannon measures 44.74mm in length, 13.22mm maximum diameter, 5.59mm minimum diameter, 20.53mm in width (across trunnions) and weighs 21.89g.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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