Mudlarking on the Thames with CUT/HALF and HAMMERRHOID

[galoshers]

heres a reliquary cross found 1994 and sold for 24,000 found by detectorist at queenhithe

http://www.artfund.org/what-we-do/art-weve-helped-buy/artwork/5492/reliquary-cross-english

it has a hinge at the bottom and a catch at the top  and the front opens out to reveal a box inside where some sort of relic could be concealed

[matthewbullingham123]

wow very nice , some good storys

[galoshers]

if you follow this link you can see a left handed dagger found in Queenhithe ,just 1 of the many dozens found in very good condition.
i also saw a magnificent rapier dug up still in its sheath and now hanging in the London museum similar to the one show here .
(they may have moved them to Leeds armoury so it says here )

15,000 worth of sword when sold .

http://www.folger.edu/documents/ShaxRestlessWorld_Folger%20Magazine_Fall2013.pdf

this book has photos of the daggers and sword found ,you can see it in Waterstones if your browsing

titled Shakespeares restless world , explains that everybody was carrying a dagger at that time for protection so  lot were made and lost ,i found a few myself

[galoshers]

heres a ceramic figure i dug up ,19th century German said the V&A ceramics dept
he has lost his right hand which aint bad considering he was lost in the river for some years
6 inches high of a cavalier holding a love letter so they said

[Dryland]

Thats a really nice bisque figurine

[galoshers]

a mid 18th century white salt glazed tankard i found but i broke it when digging it up so i stuck it back together with superglue and its quite strong, a couple of tiny fragments are missing ,shame....

[Dryland]

Thats a shame, nice though

[galoshers]

incidentally Queenhithe is now a national monument so you cant dig or scratch the surface even.
shame as there must be a kings ransom lying deep in the mud ,only 30% was dug over the years till it was banned .
digging deep holes in the mud there meant that the diggers get themselves into a very muddy state as the soft slushy mud used to collapse in on them and they needed to be hauled out on occasion 

[galoshers]

heres a small novelty pen knife could be georgian period

[galoshers]

a few copper coins from 1673

[galoshers]

the Thames diggers bible 'Treasure in the Thames ' written by Ivor Noel Hume in 1956 is now fetching over $140 if you can find a copy as its so rare now.
gives you all the lowdown on the finds at that time

[pontyboy]

incidentally Queenhithe is now a national monument so you cant dig or scratch the surface even.
shame as there must be a kings ransom lying deep in the mud ,only 30% was dug over the years till it was banned .
digging deep holes in the mud there meant that the diggers get themselves into a very muddy state as the soft slushy mud used to collapse in on them and they needed to be hauled out on occasion 

Anybody out there who was lucky enough to dig the Queenhithe

[galoshers]

yep me,  for many years along with numerous others till they banned it .
but nearby along was ok too

[galoshers]

here is a pipe of the Irish Inniskilling fusiliers  so my buddy who deals in militaria says

they were out in Egypt for some reason so this commemorative pipe was made and probably lost overboard by a sailor

hence its complete ness

shows the castle of Enniskillin on the bowl and Egypt on the other side

from wiki
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot.[1] It saw service in the South African War, the First World War and the Second World War, before being amalgamated into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968.[2]

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[Christoph1945]

Nice find; it looks like you could fill it with tobacco and smoke it!