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THIS BEAST WEIGHS 42LB WITH A ONE AND A HALF INCH BORE. IT CAME OUT NEAR HOO CASTLE IN KENT.
THE SUPERB ELIZABETHAN PADLOCK !!!
TIGHTWAD AND I HAD THIS UP ON A DIG LAST SUNDAY (10/2/08) AND IT'S A 15th TO 16th CENT "BEARDED AXE HEAD" !!! THE MAKER'S MARK IS ON THE RIGHT CHEEK, AND IT'S A ROUND CIRCLE WITH A FISH LIKE TAIL !!! (AND IT FRIGGING WEIGH'S A TON !!)
IT'S THE LAST DAY OF THE SO CALLED "REAL LOW TIDE'S" (SUNDAY 24/2/08) AND WE'VE HAD A BIT OF A CHALLENGE TO WHO CAN FIND THE BEST ITEM / ARTIFACT / COIN ??? IVE PUT PIC'S OF THE DIG / FIND'S FROM YESTERDAY ON THE (MORE THAMES PICTURE'S SECTION) AND HERE ARE TODAY'S FIND'S............THERE'S TWO GREAT FIND'S AMONST THE OLD CRAP.......FEAST YOUR EYE'S !!!
BAG SEAL
THESE ARE MEDIEVAL LEAD FISHING WEIGHT'S......TIGHTWAD AND I ONCE FOUND A FULL LEATHER POUCH FULL OF WEIGHT'S (MEDIEVAL) FROM THE SAME PLACE, THESE CAME FROM !!!
THIS IS PART OF A 14th CENTURY "MEDIEVAL PURSE FRAME" !!!.......(ONE SIDE OF THE BELLY PART OF THE FRAME) THE BLACK WRITING IS SILVER / LEAD.....NOW TARNISHED BLACK !!! TOP FIND......JUST A PITY IT'S NOT COMPLETE !!!
16th CENTURY BRASS "REPOUSSE" PILGRIM'S BADGE !!!
FIELD AND OSG HAVE BEEN BUSY TOO, WITH OSG HAVING A BIT OF GOLD UP !!!! WELL DONE CHAP'S.........
THE "PART" SHOULDER OF A 14th CENT PURSE FRAME
A LEAD "LONDON FIRE PLAQUE" IF IT WAS'NT ON THE BUILDING (TO SHOW YOU HAD INSURANCE) THE FIRE BRIGADE WOULDN'T PUT IT OUT !!!
WESTERWALD JUG (GERMAN STONEWARE) 1666-1735
LARGE 11 INCHES TALL, STONEWARE JUG WITH BLUE FLORAL DECORATION PAINTED ON FRONT....Y3P BY HANDLE, AND A SCRATCH MARK OF 3 ABOVE THAT. PLUS AS PER NORMAL PLENTY OF POTTER'S FINGER PRINT'S ALL OVER IT........ GREAT JUG !!!
DIGGING ON 12/3/08 "THE GREAT TIDE" !!!
18th CENT VERGE WATCH CASE
MEDIEVAL "LEATHER" BUCKET
BILLINGSGATE FISH MARKET TOKEN
SEE BELOW HOW THIS RUSTY TOKEN TAKE'S ON A NEW LOOK !!!
PEWTER PILGRIM'S BELL
IVE POPPED IT IN ACID.....WATCH TOMMOROW TO SEE WHAT IT LOOK'S LIKE AFTER A CLEAN AND A SMOKE !!!! I ALSO HAVE SOME BUCKLE'S COMING OUT TOO......HAVE A LOOK AT THOSE TOO, TOMMOROW !!! "ACID TIME" !!!
RARE COUNTER STAMPED FISH TOKEN......MAKING A ONE SHILLING INTO A TWO SHILLING PIECE, CHECK OUT THE NORMAL ONE ON THE LEFT !!!
EVEN THE MOST SIMPLE OF THAMES FIND'S CAN GIVE US MORE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR PAST HISTORY !!!
MORE FISH TOKEN'S FROM THE ACID.....READY FOR SMOKING.....WILL BUNG THEM ON LATER !!!!
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS MID-13th TO MID-15th COPPER ALLOY RING BUCKLE......IVE HAD LOAD'S OFF THE THAMES OVER THE YEAR'S......SO, HOW CAN WE CHANGE HISTORY ???
IF YOUR DETECTING IN A FIELD, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DIG UP ??? YOU'RL HAVE A CORRODED RING WITH NO PIN, YOUR KNOW WHAT IT IS.....BUT IT'S HARDLY GONNA CHANGE HISTORY IS IT ????
SO WHY'S OUR'S DIFFERENT ???.......FIRST OF ALL, IT'S COMPLETE, IT HAS IT'S PLATE STILL ATTACHED (WHICH IN IT'S SELF, IS RARE ON A LEATHER STRAP) AND YOU CAN SEE HOW IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BUCKLE......YOU GO AND BUY A DECENT BUCKLE BOOK, AND YOUR BE HARD PUSHED TO FIND A COMPLETE LEATHER SET UP SHOWING BUCKLE, PLATE AND STRAP.......SO NOW A BUCKLE EXPERT CAN NOW LOOK AT THIS SET UP, AND NOW KNOW EXACTLY.....HOW IT WAS JOINED AND MADE !!!
HENCE YOU CAN CHANGE WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE SIMPLE BUCKLE, BY THAT SIMPLE FIND YOU FOUND ON THE THAMES LAST WEEK !!!
STRAIGHT FROM THE ACID......AND READY FOR SMOKING, ADD A SMALL SMEAR OF VASELINE......THEN RUB GENTLY FOR THE TONE THAT PLEASES YOU THE MOST !!!
MAKE SURE THERE COOL, BEFORE YOU PUT THE VASELINE ON !!!
THEN RUB AWAY WITH A CLEAN CLOTH, FOR THE TONE "YOU WANT" !!!
ACID.....IT'S THE FUTURE !!! (PLUS GARLIC BREAD !!!)
AFTER A ACID BATH, AND A SMOKING SESSION !!!
AS DUG.....NO ACID OR SMOKING !!!
WHAT ONE DO YOU WANT IN YOUR COLLECTION ???
21st MARCH 08 "GOOD FRIDAY" MORE LIKE "BAD FRIDAY" S**T TIDE !!!
"WAS MEANT TO SIEVE, AND HAD TO DIG" !!!
BACK OF THE TUDOR ROSE BAG SEAL !!! A DOUBLE TAG ON THIS ONE !!!
THIS IS A VERY RARE 1574 LEAD TOKEN.....AFTER 30 YEAR'S OF DIGGING, ONLY ONE HAS COME OUT VIA MR .P (SO HE SEZ).........OUR'S IS THE SECOND !!!
PEWTER BUTTON !!!
THE GEEZER WHO BUILT THAT, WAS A BIT TASTY WITH HIS HAND'S !!!
A WORK OF ART !!!
I'M WORKING WITH A GENIUS !!!
PLEASE DONT MAKE ME LIFT IT BACK TO THE VAN !!!
SHE CAME OUT OF RETIREMENT AFTER TWO YEAR'S IN THE SHED.....ALL GEARED UP FOR THE LOW TIDE'S AND A TOP AREA.....AND GUESS WHAT ??? THE TIDE WAS MORE LIKE A O.9, THEN THE 0.1 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.....POXY HAD TO CART IT BACK TO THE VAN, IT DID'NT EVEN GET WET !!!
MEDIEVAL PENDENT !!!
CART WHEEL LEAD TOKEN !!!
BIG OLD TUDOR ROSE BAG SEAL.....ONCE BACK FROM THE MUSEUM WE CAN TELL WAS WAS IN THE BAG ??? INCH AN HALF DIA !!!
BANK HOL SAT 22/3/08.....TIDE STILL NAFF.....BIT'S AND BOB'S, BUT STILL NO MEAT !!! (AND BLOODY COLD !!!)
THERE'S ALWAY'S JETTON'S KNOCKING AROUND THE HOLE !!!
A SHAGGED ROSE.....THAT'S SEEN BETTER DAY'S !!!
MY FINGER'S ARE ****** !!! YOU SURE YOU WANNA BE A MUDLARK ???
THERE'S A SELECTION OF THESE IN THE FAMOUS "GLOBE THEATRE".....JUST ACROSS THE WATER FROM WHERE WE FOUND THESE !!!
DECORATED CHAPE !!!
VERY EARLY 16th PIPE (FLAT SPUR) NO HEEL !!!
SPOON MAKER'S MARK'S !!!
PEWTER MEDIEVAL TOY SPOON !!!
IT'S MUMMY AND BABY.....ARRRRR.....THAT'S NICE !!!
MAKER'S MARK !!!
IT'S THE BIG WIG'S, HANDKERCHIEF'S AND BEAUTY SPOT BRIGADE.....IT'S A DANDY'S WIG CURLER !!!
MEDIEVAL FISHING WEIGHT'S !!!
TUDOR LACE CHAPE'S !!!
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS SUPERB 13th-14th CENTURY CROSS BOX.....WHAT A CORKER OF A FIND !!!!
JUST GOT MY HAND'S ON THIS BABY.....SO RE-SMOKED IT, TO GIVE IT A BIT MORE DEPTH.....AND BOB'S YOUR UNCLE....A STUNNING LOOKING ARTIFACT........NICE FIND !!!
CLUB SWAP TIME !!!
SAT AND SUNDAY'S PIC'S FROM 19th AND 20th APRIL 08........THE DAY GILLIAN AND HER CLUB CAME TO THE THAMES. POOR TIDE FOR A 0.3 AND A CARPET OF MUD DIDN'T HELP.....BUT GILLIAN HAD A SHA**ED HAMMERED LIZZY, SO ALL WAS NOT LOST !!! (WHO AM I KIDDING, IT WAS A NAFF TIDE AND CONDITION'S WERE BAD !!!) A BIG THANK'S FROM ME, FOR OUR CLUB MEMBER'S FOR LOOKING AFTER GILLIAN AND HER TEAM......AND GILLIAN, YOUR WELCOME TO COME BACK WHEN THE TIDE'S GET BETTER AND I'M FREE.....STEVE. (THAT'S IF, THEY EVER GET BETTER ???)
18th CENT THIGH LEATHER BOOT !!!
LARGE BORE, BOAT MOUNTED GUN !!!
GUN'S AND GOD'S FROM THE SAME MUD !!!
IT'S A 17th-18th BASTARD-CULVERIN CANNON BALL.....4inch BORE AND 5lb IN WEIGHT !!!
WHO'S IDEA WAS THIS ???
GILLIAN'S POOR OLD LIZZY !!!
THAT BLOKE'S BARKING !!!
PARP !!!
HAVE YOU SEEN THE STATE OF MY LARGE COLON ???
"ROCK GOD" GET'S THE FAMOUS THAMES AND FIELD "PARP" WHICH PROVE'S HE'S NOW A WELCOME FULL MEMBER !!!
PARP !!!
RASP !!!
GUFF !!!
PAAAARP !!!
I'D LIKE TO BE KNOWN AS "INDIANA JONES, AND THE BUCKET OF SH*T" !!!
"PORTA.....ARE YOU SURE THIS IS A SKATE PARK" ???
DUNNY'S WIFE FOUND THE CHAIN MAIL, SPOON, BUCKLE AND WORKED HANDLE ALL BY EYE (REMEMBER A NON DETECTORIST !!!).....AND WHAT DID DUNNY HAVE WITH A MACHINE ??? JUST TWO LEAD MEDIEVAL TOKEN'S !!!......"WHO'S THE DADDY" ???........"SORRY, MUMMY" !!!
BIG M's BEEN OUT.....AND HAD A SELECTION OFFERING'S UP !!!
ROCK GOD'S GREAT VESSEL.....AND GREAT LOOKING PIC'S TOO !!!
STU'S BEEN A BUSY BOY WITH HIS FIND'S ON THE "ORANGE BACKGROUND" !!! (TOP SAUSAGE, AND WELL HOOKED ON THE THAMES !!!)
SJ'S FIND'S ARE ON TOO...."ON THE WHITE BACKGROUND"....SOME GREAT BIT'S AND PIECES FROM THIS GREAT WOMAN.....ALSO WELL HOOKED !!!
FIELD ANDY'S BEEN BUSY ON THE MUD TOO, WITH THIS LITTLE NUMBER !!!
JIMBO'S BEEN OUT AND HERE'S HIS BIT'S !!! JIMBO'S A GREAT RESEARCH MAN...AND WITH ALL THESE FIND'S HE'S SENT ME THE INFO ON THEM.....I'M BEHIND ON THE PIC'S YOU LOT HAVE SENT IN (PC's F****D AGAIN) SO AS SOON AS I'M ON TOP OF IT...I'LL PUT THE INFO ON THESE ITEM'S !!! TOP MAN JIMBO.....AND GOOD MATE TOO !!!
MACKIE'S BEEN A BUSY BOY BY THE LOOK'S OF THING'S
THE BIT'S THAT CAME UP ON SWORD DAY...SAT 18th OCT
LARGE PART OF AMONITE FOSSIL
CAULKING TOOL'S FOR SHIP BUILDING.....USED FOR PUSHING WATERPROOFING IN BETWEEN SHIP'S TIMBER PLANK'S
A MINI AMONITE FOSSIL ON THIS DAY TOO !!!
MUMMY AND DADDY AMONITE'S
OLD FLASHE'S COIN FROM SWORD DAY OUT
STU SHOW'S OFF HIS RECENT BIT'S !!!
OSG's BEEN OUT AGAIN !!!
MACKIE'S RARE PLANTATION TOKEN HAS DIED OF TIN PEST !!!
THE DREADED TIN PEST HAS SET IN !!!
MACKIE'S COMMONWEATH SIXPENCE CLEAN'S UP WELL THOUGH....NICE LITTLE COIN !!!
JIMBO'S BLOODY RARE EARLY 17th PIPE......SHOWING SIR WALTER RALEIGH BEING EATEN BY A CROCODILE !!! HE LATER WENT ON TO MAKE THE CHOPPER BIKE.........NICE ONE JIMBO !!!
