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After nearly two years,
I think we may have found out what this little frog was used for.

It turns out that it's a French Frog (no joke please)
Its part of a child's toy named CLICKER
its correct name has been long forgotten "Maybe someone out there
in webland can ask their grandparents maybe they remember the Answer"

It's a lead replica of a small frog
and would have been fitted with a spring
and a back plate which when compressed by the finger
and thumb would make a loud clicking sound.
It was made around the 1880 -90 The CR is the makers identity mark.
The CR firm was incorporated in 1868 by Louis Rossignol and his wife and
Located in Paris, they mostly produced penny toys: trains, soldiers and pistols, etc.
I have tried to do a little bit of research into this company but as of yet not a lot has turned up.
Doesn't help that I can't speak French.

Oh yes one last thing do you remember the film the Longest day well the
American Paratroopers used these as a means of identification,
although they had Clickers made of brass and named CRICKET

There was a backup plan incase you lost your cricket, for that:

if out of the night someone uttered �flash!�
you responded with �thunder,� and if he came back with �lightning!�
all was well.
if not you shot him.....



After nearly two years, I think we may have found out what this little frog was used for. It turns out that it's a French Frog (no joke please) Its part of a child's toy named CLICKER its correct name has been long forgotten Maybe someone out there in webland can ask their grandparents, Who may know the Answer. It's a lead replica of a small frog and would have been fitted with a spring and a back plate which when compressed by the finger and thumb would make a loud clicking sound. It was made around the 1880 -90 The CR is the makers identity mark. The CR firm was incorporated in 1868 by Louis Rossignol and his wife and Located in Paris, they mostly produced penny toys: trains, soldiers and pistols, etc. I have tried to do a little bit of research into this company but as of yet not a lot has turned up. Doesn't help that I can't speak French. Oh yes one last thing do you remember the film the Longest day well the American Paratroopers used these as a means of identification, although they had Clickers made of tin and named CRICKET





Metal Detecting find

Simon's cricket

I would like to thank Simon Fletcher for all his kind help with the Cricket.



Silver folk not dated yet

Metal Detecting find, Silver folk





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