Minstrel/Musket Ball or Toy Lead Ball
Civil War Era / Military Cast · Mid-19th Century
Identification summary
Sometimes recovered lead musket balls or grape shot were used by children as makeshift marbles due to their size and weight.
Visible record
- Maker candidate
- Civil War Era / Military Cast
- Era
- Mid-19th Century
- Pattern
- Solid (Natural)
- Rarity assessment
- Uncommon
- Condition assessment
- Poor
- Size
- Small (under 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch)
- Material
- Clay / Earthenware