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LATE 19th CENTURY BRASS
MODEL CANNON & CARRIAGE – VERY NICE TOY SIZED MODEL -
ca. 1880-1910:
From back in the days when kids were encouraged – and
equipped – to spread mayhem in the neighborhood, this is
a very attractive brass toy cannon.
Typical of the late 19th
– early 20th Century style, this brass cannon
measures 11” long overall, and the wheels are 3 ¾” in
diameter. The classical 19th Century style
barrel measures 7” long with a .67 caliber smooth bore,
and features decorative rings. The touch hole is
drilled and in fact, after acquiring this little
adolescent WMD, I removed a significant load made up of
match heads, crushed firecrackers, fire cracker fuse and
paper wadding – which turned out to be a portion of our
young Napoleon’s very basic math homework written in
pencil on a page torn out of one of the old “Big Chief”
style tablets. All primed for the next 4th
of July……
The barrel, wheels and
carriage have a very nice untouched patina and all of
the surfaces are smooth, showing no damage, wear or
evidence of mishandling – the above described load
notwithstanding.
This is a very nice example
of a late 19th Century child’s functional toy
model cannon and would be a nice piece to display on
your desk, or ……..the perfect gift for your brother’s
son…….. $395
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