Toy Cannon

cannon

Name/Title

Toy Cannon

Entry/Object ID

2016.4.1a-f

Description

Painted wood toy cannon. The cannon is black with a hole drilled through the center. One end of the hole is plugged with a red dowel with a peg at the top. The cannon is attached to a red and yellow base so that it swivels. There are also two yellow disks and a red peg with the toy, whose uses are unclear. The bottom of the base is signed "J. P. D" in a child's handwriting.

Context

Made by Fritzel Toys in Randolph, Vermont. This one was given to John P. Dumville by the manufacturer after a tour of the factory with his Boy Scout troop.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.4

Source or Donor

Dumville, John P. (b. 1950)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Fritzel Toys

Date made

1958 - 1962

Place

Town

Randolph

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

7 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dumville, John P. (b. 1950)

Person or Organization

Boy Scouts of America