What did I find when I cleaned years of mud from my Thames finds? (Mudlarking in London April 2022)
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Join me for a relaxing outing along the River Thames to see what the Thames tide has washed out. When I noticed a strange object which looked like prosthetic duck's foot I had to laugh. I am still not exactly sure what it comes from but maybe you can help! And the joy of removing centuries of mud to find something underneath that can tell a story. No wonder us mudlarks keep going back to the river when there are so many beautiful historical artefacts to find.
If you want to try mudlarking you need to have a permit from the Port of London Authority. You can find the details here:-
www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Tha...
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And, if you want to join in with the Tideline Art Find Five Objects Challenge, then you can email me your finds or film - to nicola.white@tidelineart.com by wetransfer.
Thank you for watching.
Nicola
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DERV is a type of fuel that is used in on-road vehicles to keep fleets moving. DERV stands for Diesel Engine Road Vehicle, but the fuel is also known as white diesel or road diesel.
Love this. When I was a boy, all the old smelly geezers on the council who wore donkey jackets and smoked Boars Head called it DERV.
'Hold on, son: need to go back up the yard for DERV...'
Red diesel tag we think. Red diesel fuel for agricultural vehicles. Sarah and Tim Silver
Derv is just short for diesel, when we have a taker delivered at my petrol station its what's on the delivery note 👍
Correct, I was born in the 40s, (in England). As youngsters, we always called diesel, DERV., for short.
Thanks for this speedy valued contribution!
Whenever I see that blonde hair, and striped shirt, I know that I'm in for a wonderful relaxing and exciting adventure. I learn so much history from you, Nicola, which is a priceless gift. Thank you for everything you do. Learning about the lives of every day people makes me feel more connected to the world at large. God bless you, Nicola!
thank you. Im so glad you enjoy them x
The duck foot as a back scratcher is logical and that did cross my mind; but I also imagined it as one of a set of desk lamp feet.
One unique thing about the lands across the “pond” is there are so much to explore and perhaps find a small treasure,or a large treasure ! You have so much HISTORY locked up in the soil water ways ! Yes we here in these lands also have unknown treasures of historical values! The FIRST NATION’S PEOPLES have so much information in Their wonderful stories !GOOD luck in your mud larking and finding lots of infesting “TREASURES ! Love❤ 👍🏻🍀🙀👵🏻😱🖖🏼👽🐲🌵ARIZONA ,USA 🇺🇸
The best treasure from this video is the little girl. I hope she never loses her sense of adventure and wonder.
Love how "The dance of the little swans" works for many intriguing foreshore creatures!
I agree! The swans and their youngsters are magnificent,and ties in so perfectly with the theme of encouraging young mudlarks,and the subsequent pursuit of history,lest we are doomed to repeat it😔
The ducks at the beginning made me laugh at how in sync they were with the music 😂
I think the duck foot would make a very satisfactory back scratcher. After all one wants scratched, not scratches.
true!
Another 40 mn. of simple, relaxing and pure pleasure. 🦆
Thank you Nicola. xx
Thank you Didier x
I often put Nicola's videos on when falling asleep. Not because they're boring!! Totally not boring. But it's so relaxing and soothing to listen to.
Paige is absolutely adorable and she already has a wonderful eclectic eye for mud larking.
I have to use a wheelchair to get around, so unfortunately mudlarking is beyond me, but thanks to your uploads I can share your enjoyment in your finds. Always fascinating, thank you for sharing.
Me too and I'd love to mudlark
I broke my ankle in several places in January and am just starting to walk again, It really made me appreciate my mobility something we take for granted, the videos got me through it too Kx
As a Girl Scout leader, I love that you found a Brownie pin. Whenever I go to London, I make a point of stopping in the Girl Guide shop next to Buckingham Palace or getting up to Pax Lodge.
As a Brownie, you promised you would do your best, and you kept that promise, to everyone's delight. Thank you, you're inspiring.
The ducks foot could be part of a coal scuttle set, used to rake coals on an open fire. You put a bit of everything in this video, I really like your idea of getting youngsters out in the elements to discover nature, history and what leads from their findings. Wonderful.
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I agree I knew them to be called a companion set, comprising small brush, shovel and rake
I'd love to use it as a back scratcher :) perfect upcycle for it ;)
Ditto, my first thought too.
Looks a bit like a Victorian picture hanger that fits onto a picture rail??
Nicola, you are so interesting! Nothing is better than your combination of music, nature, and Thames River finds - plus your mentoring of young people! Thoroughly enjoyed this video🌞
I was a Brownie, too! But I lost my pin in the early 50’s. I like to think it got swallowed by a Canadian goose visiting Chicago and worked its way over to the Thames where it was deposited seventy odd years ago to be found by my favorite mudlarker! 🥰💕❤️👍👍 I accept your challenge and will report back one day…
Thank you for including the baby ducks that’s so cute. Can’t wait to see today’s show. ♥️♥️♥️💛. From Darlene in London Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Hello Darlene, from me in Brussels, Ontario. Those baby ducks & geese were adorable. I like how so many of the mudlark and dump digger channels include scenery in their videos.
NunuNunu love the baby ducks too, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada❤️🇨🇦❤️
Hi Nicola I think the Plastic disc with" DERV" on it is something to do when petrol was rationed and DERV stood for Diesel Engined Road Vehicle. This may have been attached to a can or pump for Diesel fuel .I would guess circa 1940/50, Prior to this time both cars and lorries were all mostly powered by petrol and very few by diesel and cross contamination was a problem. Loved the bit with Paige both her enthusiasm and yours was an absolute delight. Thanks Nicola x
Thank you Ralph
@@nicolawhitemudlarkMy daughter works for a fuel company in the US. The difference is for taxation purposes. The diesel sold for farms has a dye added and has a different tax rate. If a road vehicle is caught with the wrong color in their tank they are cited for dodging taxes.
Dear Nicola, I have watched about a dozen of your videos over the past few days and I am enchanted and enraptured by the concrete connection you experience with history. History for most of us most of the time is abstract and untouchable. When I read the pages of a history textbook it is engaging but apart. I am, in the most intimate sense, disconnected from it. But when you touch a real, concrete, specific, particular object - especially one with a name of some sort - that physically and intimately connects you to another real person who lived long ago. And then you bring it to us - and I am in New Zealand, the other side of an entire planet. Your commentaries are soothing and comforting. You bring life to that which is dead. Thank you.
Thank you very much Ted. I really appreciate your thoughts here.
Wow! I was in the Brownies also when we lived in Tehran! I remember I had practiced memorizing my vowes and on the big day I forgot the words due to nerves and started bawling 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a wonderful video. Children love you and your videos because you are indeed a truly wonderful person, with a heart of gold. So many things you do come from that wonderful heart of yours. Now if someone had told me:: Today you shall see the Squirrel eating avocado.. I wouldn't have believed it.. hehe... All the very best to you Nicola. 💖🥑🐿
the "duck foot" first thing I thought of was a back scratcher as well. Would not want it any sharper. Derv is a type of fuel. I love the nature walk aspect of this trip
Same as me think it is
Nice finds Nicola! Thank you for showing your video with Paige, it's wonderful to see children having so much fun and learning at the same time. My four year old Granddaughter often asks to watch 'the lady who picks things up at the river' and if she is ever at a beach she looks for things. I will continue to encourage her 😃💗 x
excellent. So glad your granddaughter is inspired Amanda and that you inspire her xox
Hi Nicola. It doesn't take much for one of us to send you a message but what amazes me is that you make the time to respond to our messages. You get so many I don't know how you do it. It is so gratifying to hear from you even if it is just a ❤️. Thank you for that .
I loved the cards ,that was so thoughtful of the children ❤ to take the time to make and write to you. You should be very proud. Love your show Nicole thank you for it.
I absolutely love all the shots of the birds! You caught that little gull doing its dance to summon the worms up from underground, so cute.
haha ! is that what it is ! good to know
@@clockwork9827 the thought is, the worms think the sound is heavy rain, and since they breathe through their skin they'll drown once the soil fills with water so they come to the surface. how the gulls figured this out? I do not know... but it's adorable every time 😂
Crows do it too.
I wasnt a Brownie, but I was a Brownie leader. I was a Bluebird for about a years time.
I cannot participate in the Tide Line Arts Find 5 Objects Challenge. I live in Texas but no where near any water. I love watching you and Si-Finds do your mudlarker. I will try to find a few things around the garden and parks.
Your interview of the little girl mudlarker was wonderful! It was so sweet to see her excitment with her finds.
Thanks for sharing Nic!
Thank you Texana. Looking forward to seeing your five finds!
"I have something in my pocket that belongs across my face, I keep it very close in hand in the most convenient place. I bet you wouldn't guess it if you guessed a long, long while. So, I'll take it out, and put it on, IT'S A GREAT BIG BROWIE SMILE!". My mother was a Girl Scout leader in the 60's and 70's and all my sisters were Girl Scouts (and Brownies, of course). I used to have to suffer my sisters singing this song endlessly. Now, I kinda like it. Go figure!
“Now, that is interesting. What could it be?” 🌸 The young lady at the end was precious. 🌺
I don’t know where to start! You give so much pleasure to old and young with your videos and everything we learn from you about your finds! I showed my grandson your video of cygnets hatching and you should have seen his face! He was in awe! Thank you for what you do for our children (and the oldies)! Greetings from a very wet South Africa 🇿🇦
Thank you Karin. Greetings back. love from London x
The “Duck Foot” could be part of a decorative box (not wooden). If it were a glass box, it would be a foot on the corner and the round end is a way of attaching it to a copper loop that is soldered to the bottom of the glass. The copper loop is attached by Tiffany’s copper-foil method. There are no screw holes because you don’t screw anything into a glass box. I’m sure there are other substances where a foot would look like this. I do Stained glass work, and I have many small versions of it that I use on jewelry boxes.
I must admit I haven't watched one of your videos in awhile. I'd forgotten how relaxing and interesting they are. This one was no exception. I could spend hours listening to this young lady talk, her voice is like music.
Sunday afternoon with Nicola at the foreshore and I know all will be right with the world. Another great trip to the Thames and some wonderful back stories, Nic. I really appreciate your efforts with kids to get them up and out of the house to give mudlarking a go.
Awesome! The military flute is called a fife.
Back in olden times, and regiment had a fife and drum band. I got a pile of squirrels in my yard. You know the gray squirrels you have there are from America. I think squirrels native to Europe are red.
I have developed an interest in Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713, and for the life of me I can't find information on how the English Army was armed then. The first pattern "Brown Bess" came along in 1722. Surely they had abandoned pikes and matchlocks by then? I know halberds we're still used....some of the infamous pirates like Black Beard got their start in Queen Anne's War.
Enjoy your week. 😃
Edit: Ah ha! I found a "doglock" musket that sold at auction somewhere for almost $10,000 and has "AR" on the lock for Queen Anne. The doglock was the preceded the "Brown Bess"....👍
Ooh. In France we call it a fifre…
Red squirrels are rarer these days since grey squirrels were introduced from the 1890's onwards, an english Duke imported them, according to google, 'they advanced rapidly as they could adapt well to new environments'. Scotland, where I live, and Ireland are where the red squirrel now has its main strongholds.
(This is just Britain, I don't know about the rest of Europe).
Adore the Thames creature musical, brilliant. Thanks Nicola, your videos are always over way to fast. Thanks also for sharing your squirrel buddy with us. Have an awesome day!
Thanks Debbie x
Hi Nicola, I do so like your programs, and as an ex-pat Londoner living in Alexandria, Egypt, some of your foreshore escapades bring back so many memories so thank you. After I sent my Derv thing I noticed the comment before had it to a tee; so, I felt a bit foolish, none the less we were both correct. Thanks again for the great programs.
Thank you Paul. I appreciate your comment. And don't feel foolish. I greatly enjoy reading all the IDs so thank you!
I love seeing youngsters who find the past inspiring. that curved piece of metal might have been a sacking or canvas needle. or even a medical instrument. I hope she continues to enjoy her discoveries.
I really enjoyed seeing Paige and her excitement for mudlarking. It is truly remarkable to think about the tens of thousands of lives you have touched in a positive way! Thank you for always putting out family friendly content and making people excited about history through your found objects!
Paige is lovely!
Another magnificent and captivating video of terrific finds. It’s thrilling to see how these videos are inspiring children and others to get out and explore the outdoors. Thank you for bringing us along and for creating such deeply thoughtful and quality videos!
Thank you Christopher x
Great smile from the Queen of the Mudlarks!
Paige was delightful, knitting with Nic is bliss, Canadian geese always make me smile, we have so many here. Thank you so much for sharing Nicola. Peanuts are bad for squirrels as they are considered junk food for them, but I think better than nothing. Excellent as always Nicola x.🤗💜🍁🇨🇦🐘👣
Thanks Marion!
I love your squirrel, and the way you say it! :-D And your young friend was VERY knowledgeable!
That duck foot looks like it belonged to fire tongs, the tongs to pick up coals.
I think your spot on there.👍
I LOOOVE your video's ! 😘 Your music went great with the WONDERFUL NATURE shots... 😍 Of course, the finds are FASCINATING !!! ❤
I love the way you show the wildlife and scenery as well as your treasure finds. Thank you for such lovely videos 😃 😊 😀
The musical instrument put me in mind of a chanter from a set of bagpipes. That's the part where the piper plays the tune with their fingers. I had a friend who played, and he always had his practice chanter with him -- just the bit with holes, which screwed into a wider part which held the reed, and then a mouth piece on the other end. Much more portable than actual pipes, and much quieter, too! He brought it and played it wherever he went.
I thought that, but my other half is a bit of an expert on tis stuff and said most likely a whistle or recorder. He's made a few bagpipes in his day : )
@@monikawiedmann8594 Thanks; good to know!
Thank you for cleaning up the Brownie Pin, that was phenomenal. Your shot of the Swan with Tschaikovsky was perfect! It was a lovely day of avian beauty and I love that you share that with us, too.
thank you
thanks for telling us it was Tchaikovsky ! good to hear some up & at 'em music🎻🎶
@@clockwork9827 about that... It's from the Nutcracker Suite, but I can't remember which dance. lol.
The Brownie badge reminded me of “Joan the Wad”, Queen of the Cornish piskies. 💕
I loved the lead sheep, and the tiny cross, made me think of children playing by the river and going home crying because they've lost their things! And being scolded for it! It's not so much the value of the objects but the lives of the people who last used them. You bring this out so well!
Many young children have a lot of fun feeding ducks, and it's a pleasure that doesn't seem to fade when they become adults.
(Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson)
Suddenly the duck went "here-here". Oh, if that sound was funny, so lively and tender and funny! My face smiled and my grim seriousness disappeared.
(Fabrizio Caramagna)
Even in the funniest duck there is a veil of mystery.
When she slips on the river, every now and then she puts her head under the water as if there was a shadow under it. It is not the crumbs that we have thrown. There is a secret in that depth and when it re-emerges it is as if it came back from another dimension.
(Fabrizio Caramagna)
I think that duck's foot is meant to be draping over something so the toes are pointing down. Boy, I am so glad I stuck around to the end! I was hoping to see the squirrel, which I did, but I have never seen baby loons before!! So thank you for including that! ❤️❤️ And the seagull that looked like it was doing the Riverdance to catch its meal at 13:00 had me cracking up!
thanks. so glad you enjoyed. yes, I love the tap dancing gulls!
Quite a few birds do this and it is thought to be learned behaviour. It is done to imitate rain falling to encourage worms to leave the ground and become lunch.
That bird in the puddle had me cracking up😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
I love lead toys so when I saw the sheep I was delighted. But even more so when you named her after me! 😂🤣❤️
You’ll never get your lock to open up to you Nicola…it’s a spoilt Brat😲🍻
My first thought when you pulled the duck foot was that it is part of a set of tongs , given the curve of the toes.
I think you're correct. I thought fire tongs, particularly.
I was in the brownies for maybe a year. USA. I re!lly wanted too be. Girls out but I joined a summer swim team and then took it to the next level in high school as a diver and relay swimmer. No time for scouting. Now I metal detect as a hobby. What a wonderful treasure hunter the young lady is!
Hi Nicola, I dont know much about squirrels or whether they all have bushy tails, but the little creature on the right hand side of that button looked more like a cat, because of the slim tail, and they like climbing trees too! The young girl certainly loved going on the hunt, and the honest joy of finding relics, Im glad to see young one's getting involved in something that creates interest, in history and research, Wonderful! Take care and thank you for taking us with you! Oh! I have just realized that I have almost repeated Bruce D Bowel and his comment, my appologies! Well he's absolutely right! Cheers!
Hi Nicola i think the ducks foot is part of a toast fork as a kid we use to toast bread over an open fire nice finds by the way have a lovely week
I thought is was a back scratcher. lol. Thanks for sharing.
My first thought was that the ducks foot looks like an old back scratcher. Very cute! Maybe it was more sharp at one point. I think if I lived in England I’d never leave the foreshore. Lol Also, I got my flying crow pendant necklace from Wendy a couple of days ago. I love it!! She does an amazing job with her jewelry and I love every piece I have!
Oh excellent. Im so glad you got a crow necklace. It's one of my favourites
Thanks for a great video Nicola. it's so good to see a lovely girl like Page Mudlarking to take the place of old timers like me ..stay safe..VIC..
The last bit of blue and white pottery shows children with a rope swing. I loved the Tudor dress hook! Wonderful find!
I just love the classical music you chose to go with the birds, and geese. I know it must take much time composing, and editing your videos, and it definitely shows with the final end product you reveal to us. You sure are still living by your brownie pledge about doing your best! I was a brownie here too back in the sixties here in Pennsylvania. You make your videos so fun such as Mr or Mrs squirrel peering into your window, and feeding avocado’s.
By the way I never told you how much I love the M&S Empress Earl grey that you were kind enough to recommend when I asked you a few months ago, my only problem is that it’s not sold here in the states. Thanks for everything! 🥰
First time watching and enjoying. Fascinated that there seems to be more man made objects in 1 square meter of that river bank than the whole of my home beach. Terribly fascinating, enjoyable,relaxing and humorous all at once. So many stories, so many lives, so much history. Thank you
Thank you so glad you enjoyed
There is no missing the excitement Paige had when you pointed out that pipe, you may be teaching your competition how to find them all.😁 You have been a wonderful inspiration to quite a few young ones, and older ones like me. Thank you.🥰🤗
Congratulations to Nicola, and Paige . Such lovely finds, and the friendship between you is precious.
Go ladies, this is history in making and, Loved the history we learned from it all !!! Well done .
Well this one has it all, great finds, hidden treasures, fascinating animals, adorable young mudlarkers, items marked W and you! Wonderful footage of squirrel, who knew avocado's are on the menu!
My daughter rescued a tiny baby squirrel during lockdown and raised him until he left to find a mate. Alfie was so cute funny and intelligent and yes he loved avocado too. A blind hedgehog that my husband found on the airfield where he worked lived with us for two years also loved avocado. It must be because they recognise that it is so highly nutritious. We have a family of woodmice in my pottery shed and I always leave our avocado shells out for the so they can enjoy what we have left for them. I love that you always include some wildlife and lovely music in your videos. 🤗
Just make sure no dogs eat avocado. One of those good foods but toxic to dogs
Over the past couple of weeks, I've been binge watching you videos. They are both entertaining & educational. You are an explorer... please keep up the GREAT work... and keep sharing!
Thank you x
Terrific finds and now a new found friend Paige LUCKY LADY
A new Paige in Thames history 👍🍻
Nicola, as always, you have given me a wonderful Sunday gift. I must say that you captured some fabulous wildlife in this video. The butterfly was exquisite!! The tiny ducks and goslings were so precious but I do believe your lil squirrel 🐿 (I call it Thames since it’s your mudlark mascot) is THE cutest of them all!! Watching him devour that avocado was amazing!
Take good care my friend I’ve yet to meet!! Love from DeeAnn🇺🇸
Thank you! Nice finds. The music with the wildlife was lovely. What you are doing encouraging the children is excellent. Well done! Suzy AZ USA
Thanks Suzy
Paige's hat is so adorable. What a lovely child. How fun.
Aww Mommy duck and her brood xxx love the music and the artistry of your vlogs
I think the ducks foot is a back scratcher , needs a 18” handle.
That was my first thought too!
Maybe a fireplace tool perhaps??
Like in the Smiths song!
When I saw the crow I started to wonder if they also do "mudlarking" seeing that they like shiny things. It might be worth your while to look for a crow's nest. You'll never know what you might find. :-)
How wonderful to discover a new episode from Nicola as I sit down to eat and relax after a busy day.
I love it when you do close small finds search. I said 'Brownies' right away and I had one in the 40s just like it. I think if I remember rightly it was three fingers for the Girl Guide salute and only two for Brownies.
Your videos are a moment of peace and calm in a crazy world. Thank you!
It's a 3 headed snake ( Hindu GOD have it with Lord Narayan/ Krishna and Shiva) . Hindu offering.
Today's video is much more lovelier than National Geographic channel. Awesome findings. Love the Tidelineart 5 objects challenge. ( I am a kid too by heart , so I too will take part 😊😊.
With Love from SAM
Guwahati Assam INDIA 🙏❤🌷
Great. Thank you Sam! xx
How Very Special to see The Pipe Queen and The Pipe Princess in one exciting Adventure! The brass foot you found reminded me of a brass frog sun dial I saw in a garden in the past. A Lovely Tideline episode with wonderful ducks and geese! The little ones are precious indeed! Thanks So Much Nicole! Love, Light, Peace and Joy of Being and Larking! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Thank you DaveyJo x
You were an adorable little brownie. I love your videos and the stories you tell us. Thank you for the beautiful music and photography. Thank you for inspiring the children of the world and acknowledging them for their curiosity and creativity. Your Granddaughter, Paige is adorable. I love beach combing here iin the USA with my grand-nieces and nephews.
I really enjoyed today's video. I appreciate the moments of nature and the music that goes with them. I love your music, although I wish you posted the music more at the end, it is all very good.
I’ve just been to our local farmers field. The field was recently ploughed.
I’ve learned a lot from your videos.
I was out for about 3 hours. Ing the things I found. Parts of clay pipes, bits of pots. Some type of button, and a little sugar pot lid!! How did it survive being ploughed?beautiful blue and pink/lilac glass, bits of patterned plates, a bead. It’s made my day. I love watching your videos.
5:49 that looks like a printing stamp.
wow great finds! well done. and thank you
Love the birds so beautiful with their babies!!
Hey Nicola White! Thank you for the nice videos! The Joy you find on the shores of the Thames flows through RUclips to the world like the waters of the Thames flowing through the oceans! Greetings from Vancouver British Columbia Canada!
More of the squirrel tucking in please!
I just love to see what you find & learning about the history is the best part. Oh, and I love it when your squirrel friend visits!
What a great idea, Nicola! The part with the little girl makes me so happy! It's great to see little ones that interested in history. Plus, the hands-on experience will encourage them to research their finds and develop a love for history. Very cool!
Me thinks Duckie was on its tippies 😀 love that you take the time to share the loveliness of nature on and along the Thames - from teeny bugs to geese and of course wee window sill squirrel 🌿 - love them all
DERV stands for Diesel Engine Road Vehicle, so I would assume that its a tag for a fuel drum of some sort.
I absolutely love your videos Nicola. You have so much history in the U.K. compared to us here in Canada. Love the footage of wildlife too.
I find the children you cant reach in the classroom just blossom in the outdoors ; I spent many years working in a heritage centre taking children outdoors to find fossils ; look at pictish caves etc etc ; they loved it and so did I . Great challenge . On the theme of Brownies ; my sister was a brown owl which I am astounded by as she was also a leather clad Rolling Stones listening biker rocker . (always makes me laugh that).
The high point of this presentation was the small picture of yourself as a brownie! So lovely to see, and yes you haven't changed a bit. Your videos are always interesting, thank you.
Ah thank you so much x
So lovely to see youngsters enjoying mudlarking. Yet another great video. I think that squirrel is going to become more famous than you are Nicola.
ha ha, he is a demanding celebrity squirrel
Thank you so much for all your hard work, sharing your finds . It's such a pleasure to see . I really look forward to your videos.
Thank you xox
Hi Nicola DERV stands for Diesel Engine Road Vehicle but the fuel is also known as white diesel or road diesel. So you have a label for a fuel supply.
Love what you do . I sit in Australia and wish we had the same history.
I think the duck foot may have been part of a fire brass set. Lots of examples of sets with a duck theme with ducks feet as tongs and coal rakes.
Love all the small finds, especially the cross! Would look nice with a Thames garnet in the center! ❤
Hey Nick. The rounded cross is art deco style, and reminiscent of an airplane propeller. I would think 1920s to 1930s. Most probably costume jewelry with rhinestones.
That coot nestling has a face only parents could love :)
It's called _type,_ not typeface. Typeface is what Microsoft calls a "font." If it has a notch along the side, it was made in a foundry, most likely in Italy. If it doesn't, it's either a one-off made on a monotype machine or it's from before they started using varying notches to make it obvious if you have a "wrong font" in a row of type.
Thank you for the bits of type knowledge; I always enjoy learning something new to me!
Thanks Stefan!