Antique Fairground Shooting Canon Target Unusually Large and Working Very Rare

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Antique Fairground Shooting Canon Target Unusually Large and Working Very Rare :
$1878.23

Antique Fairground Shooting Canon Target Unusually Large and WorkingVery Rare and Decorative item

For Sale in this LOT is a one off very rare and highly decorativeantique handmade fairground folk art cast metal shooting target in workingorder. The item is unusually large and quite unique due to this fact. It isalso working and mechanically perfect and a complete original fairgroundartefact. The item would have originally been used as part of a fairgroundattraction shooting gallery. The item would have been sprung loaded and a smallamount of explosive would have been placed into the barrel section (pictured asa small cast iron cup shape). The target once shot at would trigger the Soliderto drop his hand and the canon would fire (this original mechanism still worksperfectly) and so the item is highly collectable and desirable by truefairground artefact collectors. The itemdoes show wear and tear due to being kept outside before being obtained by aprivate collector in London many years ago. Please view the details of thecondition below.

NOTE: This item is very rare and would make any fairground collectorscollection that much richer, these items don’t come to market these days so weare very privileged to have this item in our store at The House of Antiques.Only respectful offers will be accepted so please view all photos provided, askquestions on its condition before purchase.

Dimensions:W 36” x H 32” x D 5”

Condition:

The item is completely solid and structurally sound, the item is antiqueand this is shown in the marks across item, fading and flacking of paint,distress in its metal plate now shows rust across most of its visual look.However thecolour of the solider and canon are still visible as shown inthe photos provided. The metal is all in one piece and the wood base that themetal plate is secured to is also in tact even though rusty and worn at theedges as shown in the photos.

Postage:

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Global shipping is possible so please view allshipping details as explained. With items of this fragile and rare nature wealways recommend recorded/tracked postage with adequate insurance cover. Thismay cost a bit more, but at least you are covered from accidents that may takeplace whilst in transit.

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Shipping: At The House of Antiques we aim to ship yourpurchased item in 2 working days. The item is packed well and shipped viaParcelforce or Royal mail. Additional to this we used a few carefully selectedcouriers in the UK to deliver our most fragile or larger item. The courieroption is applied at the buyers cost, so please get in touch with us directlyfor further information.

Our promise: At The House of Antique we believe in what we do,deliver what we say we will deliver, and make sure that our unique items arepresented and delivered as we would expect them to be presented and deliveredto us. Customer service and satisfaction is as important as the item itself andwe believe this is why our customers keep coming back for more beautiful andunique item to decorate their lives with.