Toy gun
George Miller
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1942
Materials
Metal and brass
Measurements
100 mm (length); 95 mm (height); 50 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Ruddington
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662062
Summary
A toy field gun made from scrap brass parts. It stands on a circular base, possibly from a doorknob, above which is a ball and socket joint enabling the barrel to tilt and swivel. At the back, or breech, of the gun is a metal loop forming part of a rod attached to a spring inside. When the rod is pulled out and released, anything in the barrel is shot out by the spring.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Keith Burdett in October 1997.
Makers and roles
George Miller, maker