Summary
This lead toy gun was excavated at Casselden Place in 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 long thin piece of metal which has been moulded into the shape of a small toy gun. It has been decorated with coloured paint, some of which can still be seen
Physical Description
COULD BE PART OF A TOY. METAL COULD BE LEAD
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Context Number
9.026
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Site
Australia, Victoria, H7822-1209, Casselden Place, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
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Activity
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Specific Activity
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Decoration
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Colour
Polychrome
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Moulding
Elaborate
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
57 mm (Length), 15 mm (Width)
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