Summary
This toy canon was excavated during one of the digs conducted at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003.
'When I was a child, we played in the street with hoops; we played hopscotch, and chasey, and cowboys and Indians, running right round the blocks and that. We even played marbles too.' (Marie Hayes, born and raised in Little Lon 1920-1940)
To the children who lived there, Little Lon was home. The streets and lanes were their playground - for tossing knucklebones, flicking marbles or chasing over the cobblestones. Their chants and laughter were part of the sounds of Little Lon.
Physical Description
This is a small toy cannon. It is a thin cylindirical shape and has a stand in the middle. There is some encrustation.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Context Number
06/11
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Site
[CCS] Australia, Victoria, Commonwealth Block, Melbourne
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
19 mm (Length), 50 mm (Width), 5 mm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
100 mm (Length), 80 mm (Width), 80 mm (Height), 10 mg (Weight)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Primary support
44 mm (Length), 25 mm (Width), 12 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Overall Dimensions - Assembled
80 (Length), 45 (Width), 12 (Height), 55 (Outside Diameter), 55 g (Weight)
Measurement From Conservation. there is a comments
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