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Whirligig toys made of hammered lead musket balls or coins too old and thin to be of value have been excavated from early American town, plantation and military camp sites. Mentioned in English literature as early as 1686, these toys have also been found in Native American cliff ruins, indicating the toy's antiquity in North Americe. The buzzing sound of the whirling disk lent this toy its other names of "buzzer", "buzzsaw" and "whizzer." This whirligig is fashioned from a lead-free pewter reproduction of a Spanish Milled Dollar, a silver coin widely used during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Not for children under 3 years. Intended for 8 years to Adult.
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