Toy Gun

Name/Title

Toy Gun

Entry/Object ID

1959.63.43

Description

Wooden toy gun. It is made from an unpainted, hollow wooden cylinder (barrel) attached to the front a solid, red-stained wooden back (stock). The barrel is held to the stock by two lengths of wire wrapped around the two several times. At the center is a metal trigger and trigger guard. The trigger releases a wooden plug in the barrel that pushes out some type of projectile (no longer present).

Context

Likely owned by a member of the George family in East Calais, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1959.63

Source or Donor

Wilkinson, Madeleine (1910-1990)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gun, Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

19-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Village

East Calais

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America