Finding an ISINGLASS jar! WOW! Scottish Coast Mudlarking - Limekilns Treasure!
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2024
- Mudlarking in Limekilns! An ISINGLASS bottle? A Glass Jaw? Buttons Galore, Pirate Sea Glass, Mystery Objects, and lots more!! Join us finding treasures in this ancient harbour!
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We have come back along to the village of Limekilns, on the River Forth and Fife Coastal Path - the coast here is varied; the sand beach gives way to a muddy harbour, that stretches far out into the river bed. The views are expansive, reaching from Kincardine (in the west) to the Queensferry Crossing, just outside Edinburgh (to the east)!
Join us finding everything from the bizarre, the fascinating and the treasured! Our finds range from what looks like a glass jaw - it can't be, can it? An extremely old bottle neck - is it an onion bottle? Enough spark plugs to seriously consider a spark-plug chess set! Yes, we're serious, but we still need a few pieces! :D Among the host of other great sea glass, pottery shards and buttons galore, we find one very special wee jar...
A small jar, it looks much like an ink bottle, but it is not... The word ISINGLASS is embossed on the bottom of the bottle... After a search through the archives, its so satisfying to find old Victorian Adverts / advertising for this once essential item for the modern kitchen or brewer! Isinglass, or fish glue, was manufactured from the swim bladders of sturgeon and other fish.
Isinglass holds an important role of the story of modern invention where many products were synthesized from animal products before becoming replaced by non-biological compounds. Isinglass served many functions - it was used as a glue, a fining agent in brewing, a preservative for eggs, prior to pasteurization, and prior to the invention of gelatin, it was a setting agent in confectionery, jellies, cakes and the like! Its a truly remarkable range of uses! These days it is still an important substance, used in brewing and in historically accurate restoration projects.
To add to the adventure of a fun day out - we have a few really tricky games of 'Can You See it?' for you... and we found something that has given us the idea for a new game - 'Is it a waste pipe or a ancient treasure?' We think its a good laugh... Let us know how well you do! :D
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Thanks so much for watching! Please SUBSCRIBE ( it's free !) but gives us a virtual boost of energy to keep making these videos :) Craig & Nicole x
What an interesting find that isinglass bottle was !
Thanks so much Christine! We were chuffed to have found it and to be able to find out more about it.... x
Awesome video guys, great find’s especially the bottle, plus stunning scenery, and history too. Take care guys and thank you for sharing. See you on Sunday for jewellery or crafting video 👍👏❤️
Hi! Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed the video - oh, that wee bottle was such a great find- it made our day! :D Best wishes, see you on Sunday! :D Nicole & Craig xo
The golf ball and the beach comber-I’m still laughing….Never heard of isinglass so I thank you for the fish glass lesson. I will be looking it up that’s what I like to do. Thank you so much for your videos. I look forward to the next. Xxx
Such a surprise to find that incredible golf ball in the harbour - boggles the mind how it got there!! lol So glad our silliness is spreading a bit of fun and laughter! :D Its so funny, the isinglass - we were reading about a nearby restoration project using fish glue, then we foudn this the next day! :D
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much, our best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo
That bottle is a lovely design, superb color and the BEST find! Another enjoyable day out. Sue and Ian, Australia
Thanks so much Ian and Sue :) We loved the bottle and of course the STAR find ;) x
I've been looking forward to your Friday video all week! So here I am!
Hello Linda :) So lovely to see you around !! Pst pst... premiere next Friday ;) x
Love the star find! And the fishglue bottle! ❤ great pencil sharpener!
Thanks so much Shari! Star find - fish glue bottle... I think the pencil sharpener is my favourite find though!!
15:20 I LOVE the sound of wind in sail boat rigging. It's very soporific. :)
It's a great sound isn't it? It was much more pronounced there than we were able to capture it in the video but so lovely, like chimes :)
My brother in law has been looking for that ball for years!!!
Lol too funny :)
Hello 👋 from New York USA you guy's found some amazing finds my favorite definitely was the Buttons Thank you for bringing me along with you guy's I can't wait to see what you find next 😀 😊
Thanks so much Tarra! We were so lucky with the buttons :) Glad you enjoyed the video!
Your videos are always fun, such an interesting story about the isinglass.
Thanks so much Catherine :) Very kind of you to say! x
Lovely little bottle👍 nice finds and nice video.
We were so happy to find that wee bottle! Made our day! Thank you so much, best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo
Whoooppee Craig's favourite a golf ball xx
I think it's number 5 for this year's golf ball count ;) Hahah !
Hi N and C, the Isinglass Jar is very cool! Nice find!
Thanks so much Larisa! We were so happy to be able to research what was once inside the bottle :)
That was interesting. I had never heard of Isinglass, what a history! Love the pencil sharpener, I have many happy memories of New Zealand 😁 x
That's really great to hear Amanda :) Oh we have lots of lovely memories of NZ too - hope to return soon!
Great story about the fish glue
Thanks so much! Quite fascinating to find out what was inside the bottle :)
Wow beautiful views
Thanks so much Ruth! It's always lovely to see the Bridges - you can see the 3 Bridges towards Edinburgh and on the other side you can just about make out the Kincardine Bridge towards Glasgow.... :)
Great find!
Thank you so much! Its so funny, we were just reading about a restoration project using fish glue, then the next day, this awesome wee bottle turned up! :D
Best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo
Hi both of you, thanks for an interesting treasure hunt. I've got 2ink bottle necks but didnt know what they were from so thanks for that. BeachCOMBERs Haha. See you next week, take care Alioban xx
Its so funny, we were reading about a historic Scotland restoration project using fish glue, then this turned up! Such a lovely wee thing! That's so cool - maybe they are isinglass bottle necks! :D Haha!! Oh yes, our BEADY-eyes are always hunting for puns! :D Thank you so much, best wishes, have a great weekend, Nicole& Craig xo
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Thank you :)
Lol, never thought Craig would have a size 12 Wellie!! Lol
Thanks so much Ninfa! Craig is 6'3" ;) We should show a picture of us next to each other ( I am 5' something ... )
Soo relaxing. Coffee and scottish mudlarking ahh! At the "obligatory" blue willow was there a pipe in the mud behind it looks like a peeking bowl and stem. Luv small plastic bits I add them to my jars. Craig...crafty challenge...you (or nicole) should drill some bottlenecks and make a windchime. Happy hunting
Thank you so much! That's two great ideas noted! :D Jars are a great way of showing off the colourfull plastic bits'n'bobs!! Windchime is a awesome... and we could try that without drilling too! :D Cool!
So glad you enjoyed it - thanks for the great ideas! Have a lovely weekend! :D Best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo
I always wanted to try mudlarking but didn't think we had anywhere in Scotland. I am in West Lothian so this video was great x
You are very welcome! You can also look around North Queensferry and I hear Blackness Castle can be good - always beware of sticky mud and ideally don't go alone :) Good luck!
I've never heard of Isinglass and am happy to learn something new and interesting! And ye olde Titleist hast made me happy, verily. 😆
Thanks so much! Who would have expected a star find in a harbour? We were very happy to be able to research the bottle :) x
We in the US pronounce it "eye-sing-lass" and it appears in the song "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" from the movie Oklahoma.
@@christinesbetterknitting4533 I didn't know this. I live in WA State and have never heard of it, but I would have pronounced it with a z, like Isengard. :-D
@@mirkatu3249 you may be right about the "z" sound from the "s.'
@@christinesbetterknitting4533 🙂 I have no idea, just speculating. Have an amazing day.
Beautiful finds! I think it's melted fish glass.
The bottle is made from 'normal' glass but once contained liquid fish glue :)
What is that basket on a pole thing??? I like your finds today, and its fun to watch you 2. The isinglass bottle was a great find.
Thanks so much Molly! The basket was once used to mark the entrance to the harbour during the night and would have had a fire in it - it's at the end of the old pier.
I love the little jar and all the information about it thank you the bead is beautiful take care Nicole and Craig xx
Thanks so much Elaine! We were so surprised to find out what the bottle once held... x
So many fun and quirky finds! The isinglass bottle is amazing! I’ve never heard of that before, so I really appreciated Craig’s segment! Can you tell us why there are so many pieces of pipe stems on the beach and in the fields? Were the stems long, and smokers broke them off for some reason? Were they something that had a short life, hence many landed up in the rubbish? Did women smoke pipes, or only men? My apologies if you’ve answered these questions before. I’m just so curious why portions of pipe stems are such a common find.
Thank you for a lovely adventure! Take care! 🙏❤️
It was a really good day! That wee bottle made the day extra special! We were reading about a nearby restoration project using fish glue, then we found this the next day - it is such an interesting thing! Glad you enoyed that! Thank you! :D
Pipes - its hard to imagine why anyone started, but smoking was very popular almost as soon as tobacco arrived in the country... the first pipes had very small bowls, as it was so expensive. These are commonly called penny pipes - many folks say they were only intended for one use, but folks used them until they broke. They broke quite easily, because they were very cheap made and usually thin... so, that's why we find a lot of them everywhere - fields, harbours, anywhere where people worked - they just didn't last very long.
As tobacco got cheaper, pipes got bigger and stronger... Pretty much anyone who could afford tobacco smoked - men, women, children - there were no laws prohibiting children from smoking until quite recently...the same is true for alcohol consumption!
So, that's why we find them everywhere - they broke easily, and a mindbogglingly wide range of people smoked!
There is more info coming upon pipes in next weeks video - we found an unusual and more recent stem! But, perhaps we should do a more comprehensive section on te subject! :D
Thank you so much, best wishes,Nicole & Craig xo
@@scottishmudlarking thank you for such a complete and fascinating reply to my question about clay pipes. Wow!!! Just wow!!!! I can’t imagine children being allowed to smoke and consume alcohol!!! Mind boggling is right! The fact that the pipes were poorly made explains a lot. I will definitely look forward to learning more about clay pipes! You two are fantastic teachers! Thank you, and take care! 🙏❤️
Like the reaction with the waste pipe, Nicole - that's lovely! Poor old Isabella Beaton died young, that husband (copying Henry VIII?) - the dirty ghet! The Smarties lids are pre 1975(capital letters one side) ........talk about holding you drink with those large broken bottles....good maker of golf ball !
You always crack us up Dean!! ;) We loved the Smarties lids and do you remember the little section Craig did on them ages ago? We are trying to get an alphabet of Smarties lids in a frame - it's a fun project to work on!! I think this is golf ball number 5 in this year's count... wonder how many we will have fond by the end of the year ! x
So many wonder finds
Thanks so much :) So glad you enjoyed it! x
Could you make buttons from oyster shells! You’d be rich!!!
So many oyster shells in this place!! The whole river was filled with them until quite recently... Hmmm! Buttons... now there's someting to look into! :D
Thank you so much, best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo
It would certainly be a project to try! Not sure you would be able to make enough buttons to get rich though ;)
Great finds thank you fun trip🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖
Thanks so much :)
Could of kept the ridge pottery piece and made a pendant.
We try not to take too many pieces at a time ... but small pieces certainly make nice pendants! x
You're both awesome to watch and Nicole is so sweet !!!
Aww thanks so much Lafayette ! Very kind of you to say :)
The islinglass bottle was made of glass, but it _ held_ isinglass gelatine, correct? Or was the bottle itself made of isinglass?
Thanks so much for asking! The bottle was made from 'normal' glass and once held liquid fish glue, which is called Isinglass :) x
What’s a mudlark without finding a ball???
The golf balls seem to find us wherever we go! But then again there are over 500 golf courses in Scotland...
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Heading towards 7000 subs we'll deserved 👏
Thanks so much Sue! Yay... another milestone we are hoping to reach soon....
Torpedo bottle?
Torpedo bottles or Hamilton bottles held water but were in an elliptical shaped bottle....