Mudlarking the River Thames - Why does this Wartime coin have a hole in it? (January 2022)
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- I love it when a Thames mudlarking find presents a puzzle and a mystery. And I also love when viewers give their thoughts on questions that arise from a find. Like this one - Why does this wartime coin have a coin right through the monarch's head? Was it defaced deliberately and why? What do you think? Let me know in the comments below.
This was a wet and windy outing on the River Thames and as usual the tide left out a varied handful of finds from the past. Each one has a secret history that we can only guess at - like who last held this clay pipe and what where they thinking when they smoked it? Whose jacket did this button fall off? Mudlarking fuels the imagination and that is why so many of us love it!
Thank you for watching. If you would like to follow me on twitter or instagram you will find more finds and info there.
If you'd like to try mudlarking then you do need a permit from the Port of London Authority and you can find the information you need here:-
www.pla.co.uk/...
Take care and see you again soon.
Nicola
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Another great video. Keeping an 85 yearold man sane in these trying times. ps lov the ear rings, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Thank you John! I do love sparkly earrings! x
Those earrings are spectacular! So pretty 😍
Nicola, thanks so much for braving the rain to bring us such enjoyment! Oh! I love old books! On a totally non mudlarking topic, your earrings are absolutely stunning!
I agree! Aren’t those earrings just perfect for her face and hair?
Your skin looks great! All that rain / humidity gives you a glow. LOL. I know it's silly to say that but I live in the very dry desert where moisturizing is a full time business so I'm always a little envious of moist. Keep up the good work and happy new year. #shared
Very nice river finds this day. The artillery buttons were amazing. Happy New Year, and glad to see you back! Cheers Nicola! 🏴🙂👍🇺🇸
Don't have your book recovered, just get it repaired. Won't lose too much value if any what are the publication dates. They look amazing.💗👍
Always enjoy watching you find interesting things. If I lived in your part of the world, I would probably be doing the same thing!
Thank you. Yes, Im lucky to be so close to the Thames
The Liverpool button with the wire attached could be from a upholstered chair when you sew a button into the cushion the wire is holding it in place behind the fabric like a quilted cushion great finds Nicola!
Coins sometimes have holes in them as people used to nail a coin above a doorway for luck/prosperity also it was done on boats too.
interesting! Thank you
@@nicolawhitemudlark Your welcome Nicola, great new year video as well.
Yes, I have heard this too... I also heard sometimes they were worn round the neck on a piece of ribbon or leather. I have a few with holes in them too! X
I'm going with the bullet hole theory on the coin. It looks like a hole that would have been made with a high power jacketed bullet to me. Something with a lot of velocity and strength to pierce the coin without doing more damage.
Enjoy the books. I managed to pick up a few last weekend while doing some antiquing. I love finding old books that may no longer be in print, especially on a subject I may be interested in at the moment. I'm currently on a WWII binge. 😁
So not a drill then ..because of the date i thought it may have been one those old manual hand held drills where you have a crank for the drill piece and large cog kinda thing..never mind..similar to an old whisker
@@kevinbartrum8346 i tend to agree with you. i cannot think that a bullet would not have inflicted much more damage on the coin, even if the bullet were fired at point blank range, and the coin was held in place (by its edges) using a mold-type fastener
That was a .303 bullet, target practice hole!! No doubt about it, not a drill! or a punch!
You never fail to make me smile! I thank you so very much for the hours of entertainment you have given me!
I'm glad I bring a smile to your face Jeremy 😀
Happy New Year darlin ! Very cool video today. My Sundays are always a lot better when I see what you've found on the Thames !
Thanks Mello. Thanks for watching x
Hello From London, Ontario Canada! I also have a Thames river though it does not have near the history yours does. I am a detectorist and also love mudlarking. You and Sci both have wonderful channels and I love watching your videos. I am quite jealous. Keep up the great work and your Art is lovely!
Thank you Nicola for taking us along on your adventures during the last "challenging " couple years. Can't wait to see what treasures you find this year!
Thank you for coming along. x
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Make a Tilde Line Art piece using book cover be fun to see what you get up to .
Like to hear bit of the River Thames .
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When you found the coin with the hole in it , I thought about something I heard years ago. We had a radio personality years ago in the USA named Paul Harvey. He was a master story teller, and he told a story about a man that went into a hardware store and told the clerk he needed 20 washers with a 1/4" hole. The clerk placed them on the counter and told the man that they were 5 cents each. The man said he changed his mind and didn't want them. The clerk asked what was he going to do if he didn't buy them. The man replied "I'm going home and I'm going to drill holes in pennies!"
Great story
I was immediately reminded of a similar story, but in that tale what the shopping crafts-person needed was *stainless steel washers,* for which the salesperson wanted $0.12 each. So, the crafts-person chose, instead, to drill holes through *US NICKELS,* as they, too, are completely tarnish-proof, and only cost $0.05 per piece! As I recall, he needed a HUGE number of those washers (over 100?), so his monetary savings *were significant.*
There is usually a "work-around" to any problem, provided one is clever enough to find it! 😉👍
When you were showing us the coin that you found, it looked like there was another coin in the shot too. Hopefully if that coin was shot at, it wasn't in someone's pocket!
You're on a playground that keeps on giving and giving. I envy you so much but in a good way. Do you have to travel far to get to these places Nicola?
hello. No, Im very close to the Thames. Im very lucky!
When I worked at a summer job at a factory in the mid 1970s, we were issued with brown overall coats every week. Like Arkwright wore in Open All hours. However, the brass buttons/fasteners were separate and we had to transfer them to the clean coats every week.
that sounds like a lot of hard work! x
@@nicolawhitemudlark I can't remember exactly what they looked like, but I think that they were a 2 part affair that clipped in and out of holes in coat. So if you find something that looks like a button, but has no holes or shank for thread, then it could be one of these.
When I was an apprentice in the mid-sixties we would hand our white lab coats in after removing the buttons, then draw out clean coats and re-fit the buttons. The washing process was pretty aggressive so the buttons would not survive if they went through the process with the coats.
My Dad was a Fleet Street printer and his dark blue overall jacket had exactly this type of button with the wire loop on the reverse. I believe it was in the form of a double loop, so that they could be "unwound" from a cotton bar for washing. Then reattached by winding it back on.Hope this makes sense! Does the wire loop on your button have a split in it too?
Happy New Year Nicola. Successful mudlark on the foreshore. Love hearing the stories behind your finds. Loved your books xx
Thanks Gaynor! x
Happy New Year 🥳 Nicola!
A feast for the eyes today, I love how you hold the camera on the spot so we can have a good look around. 👀
I know what you mean about the smell of old books, I love them too. When I’m away from home I look up all the thrift stores in the area and spend hours wandering through stacks of clobber. 😁 So much better than shopping malls. You never know when you might find a treasure!
Thank you for taking us with you on another adventure.
Love from snowy Vancouver Island. ❤️
Ps. Those were the saddest looking artillery guns, 🥀 lol. They seemed happier being snails 🐌 😄
The coin has been drilled to make a 'penny washer'. Done it loads of times. Keep larking!
Thanks Mick!
What's a penny washer? My nanna has a few old coins with holes in as well
@@boomshine87 A penny washer is so called because it's roughly the diameter of an old penny, or 2p nowadays, and has a relatively small hole in it. When used with a screw or bolt it spreads the load if the screw is slightly too small for the job. I ran out of stainless steel penny washers once, so I improvised using a couple of 2p's instead. No rust!
Happy New Year Nicola
and to everyone else on this channel.
Love the three snail button, so funny 😆 🐌🐌🐌
Thanks Les!
You always find some amazing history, I love watching to see what you will find next. Bet squirrel was pleased to see you back, also, love your hair cut, very nice.
Thanks Samantha! x
Lunch with Nicola, amazing. Welcome to 2022 everyone everywhere. 🇨🇦🍁🐘💙
Thanks Marion. And thank you for your beautiful card xx
Thanks for braving the rain to give us a look at what is available at the foreshore today. I thought the "snail" looked like an ant (turned the other way round). I'm glad they redesigned them. The newer buttons actually looked like cannons.
I think if I was a mudlarker, I’d be hunting for keys. Lol! I get so excited when you find them.
Dear Nicola,
I enjoyed watching this video, especially the round up. I can tell that you really love what you do. The passion and commitment to mudlarking is so clear
Thank you for this gift.
Poppet
Thank you Poppet. Lots of love xx
Happy new year Nicola, thank you for another great video of your adventures along the Thames. Interesting finding the coin with the hole in, looks like a drill hole, have no idea why the hole, but I do know that in ancient times coins with holes in was so that the owner could hang them on a string on his/.her person, probably before pockets . I used to have some very old Chinese coins with holes in. I look forward to yoiur next exciting mud lark. Have a good week
I was a bouncer for many years and licensed but I still find myself hard to stop checking and looking about the place where I go with friends and family. I think Nicola we will always do what we like even when we’re not. ❤️
Yes, you are right! Being a bouncer must have been a very challenging job!
During the War Nicola would have been in the Intelligence Section, pouring over photos, looking for changes. The War would have been shortened by a year I reckon.
@@1mmickk Probably at Bletchley Park.
I adore old books. My prized one is The Pirate, that was printed for a gentleman in Edinburgh in 1831. I got it at a library book sale in my town in Texas. I have often wondered how it got here.
About forty years ago I picked up a book from 1923, 'Gas and Oil Engine Operation' by J. Okill M.I.A.E. from a bookstall at a village fete. The book carries a sticker inside it, 'Thacker, Spink & Co. Booksellers, Stationers & Printers, Calcutta. The village was Leigh-on-Mendip, 15 miles from where it was printed by the Pitman Press, Bath.
@fiberotter
What a treasure! I love old books, too. When I was younger I was given some community hours for a teenage transgression and was allowed to choose where I did my time, as it were. I chose the basement of the Salvation Army thrift store where dozens and dozens of dusty books resided. I was in Heaven especially when I was told that I was welcome to take any books home that my heart desired. It was a win-win. Sally got their basement cleared and I had hours of enjoyment ahead of me.
@@sharong8511 Oh my gosh! Pure heaven!!
Thank you Nicola for yet another wonderful adventure. Love the new look, simply beautiful. Lots of love and hugs from Canada!
Thank you Dana! How lovely of you x
Lovely video Nicola! My favourite has to be the artillery button, I love anything military. Also I think it's great that you are so honest and admit when you have made a mistake and can have a little laugh at yourself, it's not often you see that quality in a person. Wishing you health, happiness and more great finds for 2022 😁 x
Same to you Amanda! Xx
The "china" couple and girl are adorable! I love the suspense of removing the stem and hoping for the bowl! Thank you, from NC, USA!
I can’t help but wonder under what circumstances did an artillery button from 218 to 230 years ago end up in the Thames? Whose uniform did it come from? Loved this video … thank you for taking me along on this adventure!
Thanks Thea! xox
I still love those pipe extractions -- it never gets old. Still the same thrill and anticipation. I loved the key -- that would be a dream find for me. Question: Are all the white rocks on the foreshore where you were chalk or flint? Some advice on your book -- as a used book dealer, be careful how you 'repair' or 'restore' your books. A shoddy job will lessen the value to you and future owners. You may want to have a bookbinder look at it and decide the best way for it to be handled. Perhaps one of the London libraries or museums could offer up the names of qualified binders.
Thank you for the advice. Greatly appreciated. I shall ask a bookbinder's advice as you suggest. yes, there is a lot of chalk and flint there where I was.
Nice RA button, my fathers regiment based in Woolwich, must be so much history under the Thames mud, what an exciting hobby....Happy New Year to you...ATB Chris.
Thanks Chris! same to you.
Happy new year, and hugs from Oregon! Loved your video. We had snow on the ground for over a week, so no hunting around here. Glad you were able to get out and find some treasures. Take care, stay well😉
Thanks Karen! x
I love that you're collecting modern coins for charity!
3:01 the "knob" could be a railing, rope or chain holder used on a some boats/ships/yachts/schooners etc. The bottom hole screws onto a post, the post screwed into a secured base on deck and a railing, rope or chain was directed through the 2 diagonal holes, creating a railing. I did not locate that exact one on a search but there are many that are close by searching "Antique brass hand railing for a boat/ship/yacht/schooner" I can't tell if it is solid or not but if it is solid, was probably on a more posh boat/ship and rather old
Now I will go back and watch the rest of the video and I bet you have already known this hahaha.
Thank you. It's very solid
Yes, I too love the smell of old books 🤗🤭 glad to find out I'm not alone😂 That was a lovely video, Nicola...can't wait to find out what it is you are currently researching.
Hello 👋 from New York USA those military buttons you found are absolutely amazing Thank you for sharing all the history on you're finds and the old books are absolutely beautiful Thank You for bringing me along with you I can't wait to see what you find next 😀 😊
Thanks Tarra. It's great to have you along with me for the journey! x
Merry Christmas to you all, it's 2022 I love watching your videos everything you find is so fascinating. We are getting over Covid and all of your videos mean twice as much fun.
The sound of the waves lapping on the shore remind me of my childhood. I grew up in a tiny village which had a beach either end. One was sandy where people go swimming and the other was shingle and was great for cockling. Hearing those waves on your videos brought back memories of the tiny waves lapping on the shingle.......wonderful memories.
I suffer from very bad depression and watching Nicola’s weekly vlogs is a high part of my week.
Hi Ann Im glad you enjoy them. Is there anywhere you could get out to search? xo
@@nicolawhitemudlark thank you for your reply. No I am disabled and am unable to walk over uneven ground. I have a degree in history and am so interested in what you find and in uncovering their history. I also love the feeling of fresh air and the birds you feature in your vlogs along with the views of the London skyline and the water of the Thames and wherever else you go. I live away up in the north west of England. So once again I thank you for what you do for me. And how you help me stay alive.
@@annlindsaywright3169 Im very happy that some of the peace and joy that I find on the Thames is able to be passed on to you. through the videos. Sending you much love from here in London. Thank you for watching my videos and for your kind comment too. xx
Beautiful books, what a fantastic find. The coin with the hole could have been a good luck token, worn around a soldiers neck, given by a loved one? I remember my Nan keeping a lucky coin in her purse. Just a thought? Mr squirrel looked so happy that you had returned. :) Would love to tame the squirrel in my garden. Happy New year x
Hi Nicola, I am from the states (pennsylvania) and just recently started watching your videos and I love them! They are so well done, and your music choices are superb. I watched the Q and A video with your daughter grace, and would have asked you if the mud and river thames has an odor? It reminds me of the mud on long island where I used to go clamming on the beach as a kid. Cheers! Larissa
I am so jealous. Love books, and those look particularly interesting.
Nicola, I am so stoked. I live in an old mining town in Arizona which dates back to the early 1900's. I've been hiking the hills above my house with my dogs for a few years and just found the old bottle dump. I didn't even know it existed. It is loaded with glass, mostly broken, but there is a bunch that can be made into cabs for pendants and such. Also there is an endless supply, and a bunch of it has turned to amethyst glass, a most beautiful purple. Really beautiful. I actually can't believe how long i have been watching you, wanting to go there and hunt, meanwhile just a two minute drive or a half hour hike and i'm there. I want to do some mosaic like pieces similar to your fish, but an entire framed mosaic stained glass? and maybe backlit piece. You should do a how to (:
thanks for the continual inspiration, John
A Sunday without a Nicola White video is like the Thames without treasure. Thanks for the videos. Happy new year!
Bonne année Nicola ! Continuez à enchanter mes dimanches après midi. Je vous souhaite le meilleur pour 2022!!!🥂
Merci Beaucoup Christiane. x
My Sundays are always made better by spending time in your presence.
My third video and my first comment. You have me wondering if there are any good spots for mudlarks in the San Francisco Bay Area close to where I am at the moment.
I'm glad I'm not the only person who loves the smell of old books! I say that and my husband looks at me like I'm crazy! LOL
Society of snails!!! LOL!!!!! Those coins with holes in hold so many storys, its so fascinating. Happy hunting, Nicola!
Thanks Adam!
Happy New Year Nic another great video to start us off you were the first mudlark I followed about 5 years ago now I watch everyone and how they have all grown to become as professional as you. Love the history you share and it must really take time to research it all so thank you so much for that. Lots of wishes from me in Cape Town
Thanks very much Margi! Happy New Year to you too x
Nice to see another South Aftican Happy New Year from Benoni !!
Thanks for another wonderful lark on the Themes! You had some great finds, and I especially love the books:D Congrats on that find!!!
Cant wait to hear what you discover in the books. PS the 'snail' identification still cracks me up
We absolutely loved this video, loved those books as we are into our books. Take care until next week. xx
Well the year has started off well with this vlog I hope it continues that way.Those two books are right up your street or should I say River you must be thrilled with them,Im sure they will give you hours of enjoyment .We've just had our first major snow storm just under 2 feet last thursday friday overnight and -12c too .but all dug out now and back to normal.
Take care keep warm and dry Cheers from me and Canada ...
PS loved the earings
Another fabulous episode, you truly are an Amazing Lady 👍
Thanks Gary x
The coin was probably used as a washer. I reattached the handle to my BBQ and was short of large washers so I drilled One pences and used them, worked fine
Thank you! great suggestion
Just what I was thinking only I think it was dropped before the person who made it could use it
Yep. When I worked for an electrician in London, I (on more than one occasion) arrived at a job without any washers. There were a couple of buildings that had consumer units attached to the wall with the assistance of my change!
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@Mr.Jovianus My dad used to do the same thing when he needed washers. Once a machinist, always a machinist! 😁 🛠💜
We did the same thing, drilled holes in coins to use as large washers. We were on a yacht crossing the Atlantic and ran out of washers and need to attach a sail track back to the mast. Saved our mast and sails and still have one of those coins to this day as a momento!
Pretty finds today!
Love the Artillery buttons...and I can well understand the wish for them to be 'The Society of Snails' straight out of Dr. Dolittle! 🤣🐌
hello from Denmark 🌸 ❄
ha ha thank you! x
I do love those old buttons well done on your funds. Happy New year God bless you and keep you safe 💕
The brass is probably worth more then the change -coins you find.
Happy new year to you Nicola :) thanks for sharing some more great finds. I find antique books just as intriguing as the treasures on the foreshore, I always wonder who owned them before I obtained a couple myself. Agree about the smell too!!
This is one of my favorite kinds of your videos... just you and the river... and what the river sends up. Thank you.
Thank you. Actually they're my favourite too ❤️
Welcome back --- Super. I am amazed how you spot pipes at 30 paces. Incredible. Thanks for the adventure.
Happy New Year Nicola! And happy hunting in 2022.
Happy New Year Nicola , It's so good to see you back , looking forward to your new year finds 👍👍
Thanks Stevie x
Wow -- I love vintage/period books -- and you found some great ones. Those will help anchor the history of many of your finds as well -- what was actually going on on and around the Thames during the historic periods from your finds. Great!
yes, Im excited to have them. They're pretty scarce those books!
@@nicolawhitemudlark -- Yep -- "old book" bookshops are hard to come by anymore! I remember when I was in London (1976 -- I was 13), my dad and I were in some shopping district that was just that -- old book shops. And we picked up books similar to yours on English history, and some great 19th-century engravings and maps of London. For reasonable prices. Well -- if you can't find the books or the engravings, *YOU* can always take a trip down to the Thames and uncover bits from the historical past!!!
Thank you for a new and beautiful wander along the water, so nice to walk along with you.
I bet the cormorant wished that it had swallowed that eel head first. Your squirrel just had a hard week remembering where all its hidden peanuts were. :). Many good wishes to you for the year ahead, may you find a gold doubloon!
Beautiful green fish, beautiful creation! I hope this year will be great for you and everybody.
Happy New Year Nicola! Lovely video, and the books you found look interesting, especially seeing the engravings! You 'll have to share more of them with us!
Thank you! I will x
Happy New Year Nicola! Great to see your dedicated mudlarking out in the rain. I loved the beautiful pipe find and the gorgeous artillery buttons. I'm looking forward to the mudlarking year ahead! ❤😊
"...The Society of Snails" Is A Wonderful Idea! Thank you for this lovely outing.
They have to plan meetings well in advance to allow the snails enough time to get there.
ha ha very good!
The books are lovely. For many years I collected old books. I preferred 1800 and back because the paper was so much better than the wood pulp used mostly after 1800. The first book looks to have 18karet gold leaf on all three edges but the boards appear to be coming loose from the spine. The other looks to be in good condition but needs to be restored. Check around your area and find a good antiquarian book binder. It won't be as expensive as you think. Take them both in and have them both restored. The first one to prevent what happened to the second from happening and the second to preserve the body from damage. You will love getting them back and feel how they felt when first assembled. Then you will enjoy reading them the more with out having to afraid of damaging them. The coin with the hole was probably used as a washer during the war to repair something damaged.
Loved seeing the books you found. Looking forward to hearing about their contents. Glad you had a good holiday, and happy mudlarking!
Happy New Year Nicola. I always enjoy your videos. For a while I worked at Amazon nr Rochester.... passed by Fort Darnet and am always reminded of your mudlarks. Keep them coming.
Thanks Kevin x
I love finding old books about subjects that interest me, the Whistler engraving was probably done by him when he lived at 'The White House' 96 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea Embankment.
It was done in 1879 and entitled Fulham AKA Chelsea.
Thank you!
8:08 At the top right there's a round stone or ball. Could that possibly be a cannonball, or is it too small for that?
Hi Nicola -I’ve recently discovered your channel and absolutely love it! I live in New Zealand, our country is so young and doesn’t have quite the history of the UK. But I have been metal detecting for a couple of years now and can totally understand the thrill of some finds that others may not quite see the same way! I have found a couple of Ship half pennies like the one in you video ( without the hole) Not rare or valuable but they don’t come up in NZ that often. My oldest find so far is a 1866 Queen Victoria British penny - I detected it only 15 or so metres from my house! Anyway - I really enjoy your content and if there was anywhere to mudlark, I’d be doing it! Sadly there’s not, but I will live vicariously through you and Si Finds. Love your work 😉
Thanks Amanda! I'm so glad you enjoyed it ☺️ xx
Happy new year Nicola,i hope your xmas was great ,stumbled recently on your videos,somehow i tickled me,enjoy mudlarkin with you ,waiting for that very rare one,anyway now im a subscriber!!!Im from South africa,
Thanks Johann. Welcome! ❤️
Some very interesting finds. I always wonder what is further out in the river beyond the low tide line waiting to be found one day. Hugs and love from Canada.
Love back! X
Nicola, seeing one of your videos makes for a great start to the new year. Be well, be safe, peace.
Thanks Joey. Same to you xx
Nicola, when were your new, old books published? I was in London 10 days in December and kick myself for not getting a permit and going down to the foreshore. I didn’t want to go alone my first time out though. Maybe I’ll go this December.
I have to check the dates
Nicola,
Every Sunday morning I can't wait to watch your video. You don't know how many times I've wished I was there digging with you. I've learned so much history from watching you. May you be blessed New Year. Take care and be safe.
Happy New Year Nicola! Was that your son's music? Love your finds! You must read portions of your old books every once in awhile!❤️
Thanks Sheila. No that's not his music but it sounds similar! I shall read some of those books for sure at some point x
Darling May God continue to bless you this New Year and many more to come. I am looking forward to all of your wonderful adventures to see what you find they all are so exciting and the history behind them fascinating.Thank you for sharing 🌹♥️🌹
Thank you ❤️😘
This Chicago girl luvs luvs luvs your videos!....what were the copywrite dates of those books please?...Say hi to Si !
I'll check the dates!
Happy Sunday thank you 🙏🦆🦆🦆🦆
Lovely mellow video, I always do a big satisfied sigh at the end. This is not a criticism, ok, just to say that a crucifix is a depiction of Christ on The Cross, what you found is just a cross. It was very pretty. I look down a lot too, recently I found a £20 note! so I bought a hot-glue gun and made all own festive tree decorations, haha lots of fun.
Thank you!
Happy New Year & thanks for another fascinating fun episode! I know in really old times people sometimes drilled small holes in coins to string them up so they wouldn't lose them but this was much older than the 30's...and the holes were never so large...Mike Moore's washer comment might be the answer...
Hi Nicola. lovely video and 2 nice old books that will make good reading..stay safe..VIC..
Thank you Victor! x
Great video... Do you not get scared in case you accidentally prick your finger with a used needle from a druggie (A druggie is a slang word for someone who injects heroin using needles) .. I dare bet you come across these from time to time doing this hobby in the River Thames.
I'm very careful
Hi, new to your chanel and have a few questions but I’ll just just ask the main one…. Why are there so many clay pipes in the river.,.,
Hello! They were disposable. They were smoked once or twice then thrown away. They're a little like old fashioned cigarette ends only nicer
Mike again, I hope you found a home for the African god thing you found. The question is, do you choose a type of item before you come to the shore and choose to ignore the rest? I often see neet things in your videos that you walk right by. In this video, I say several larger suspect treasures. I thought I say some needles, garden weights, and other metal items. Don't get me wrong, you are the master of the foreshore. Peace
Hello! No I search for everything! Maybe I missed some bits!
Nice to see Secret Squirrel; The James Bond of the rodent world. Perhaps he's looking for his trusty sidekick Morocco Mole. Oh, and nice to see you back in action too, Nic!
Dear Nicola I love your simplicity regarding your snails, I am Bert comes to mind .have a good year. Keep up the good work.
ha ha you're not the only one who reminded me about I am Brett!! x
Do you ever think your finds are like a precursor for the coming yr?! For instance the cross and the little angel - denotes future mudlarking around old churches or going to church. As far as the hole in the coin could it have been a make shift button? I noticed the other button you found had a shank attachment straight through the middle of it.
I definitely think they can be symbolic!
Wow great ....what an awesome video to begin the Year. Cool findings and information and facts about coin and art facts
Was putting my finger crossed for a pipe and you had one WOW.
Stay cool N HAPPY n Healthy and ENJOY
With Love from SAM
Guwahati Assam INDIA ❤❤🙏🙏
Thanks Sam. Much love from me here in London x
Why are there so any clay pipes found? Is it because they smoked like chimneys or clay pipes were meant to be disposable or they weren’t valued?
They were disposable!
Hi Nicola!
I almost forgot: #shared
Nice and sweet video as always, thank you very much!
you have to put the shared thingy on the fish video!