A mudlarking adventure with Nicola White - Help me to research my finds

Join me on a particularly pipe rich day on the River thames foreshore. Today I find more pipes in one day then I ever have! Learn how I identify my pipes and find out more about why there seem to be so many pipes and pipe stems found in the Thames mud. I also find some other interesting pieces of history which I could do with some help identifying!
Here is a great link to help you to date any pipes you find
www.pipearchive...
you do need a permit to mudlark on the River Thames and you can find out the relevant information on the website of the Port of London Authority.
www.pla.co.uk
www.pla.co.uk/...
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Thank you for watching. See you again soon.
Nicola

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you very much for all the comments and extremely useful links. I really appreciate it. It's very helpful. The letters on the pottery shard are are infact NH and not AH. If you've emailed me and not had a reply Im catching up so you should hear from me soon. Nicola x

[@mojoden]

That rules me out. I was going for ' Admiralty House '. I guess Naval Hospital would have a 'Royal ' preceding it. Oh well.

[@iLitAfuseiCantStop]

@Scott Almont Perhaps you meant well, but there are ways to compliment women that are a bit less objectifying. As commenting on how one "fills out a sweater" is really quite creepy don't you think Scott? *If you share your address Id happily post you a jug of water.

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

@@james5460, pity, the Adolph theme was entertaining while it lasted. Now we know it's "Not Hitler" :-)

[@paulnewcombe3373]

I came her expecting a dull excursion into a self-absorbed bore BUT i was genuinely absorbed myself. I also.was educated Thank you Nicole

[@paulnewcombe3373]

Keep it up.Your commentary alone is worth the visit

[@tumblecat]

That was very sweet of you what you did for Jack.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

thank you! it had to be done :) x

[@slink1957]

I loved the power ranger act of kindness. I am so grateful for having the opportunity to subscribe to your channel. You really add beauty to our lives!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you xx

[@argleplonidge5838]

I have seen the 'Three anchors' design before. It appeared to have some connection to the Board of Admiralty. I like the way your investigations in to the people connected with your finds brings them to life. These quite ordinary people never get into the history books. But their stories are no less interesting than the rich and famous. I look forward to the next episode.

[@jennshep3378]

Good day Nicola, I sure have enjoyed all your videos. When I found your channel I was like, Mudlarking? I imagined a few things but was so tickled to learn what it was and now I’m hooked lol! I sit for hours watching you and learning about all the finds and you make it very interesting. I wish I could come out and mudlark with you,and help find pipes and coins and such. That will just be a dream, that doesn’t come true I’m afraid. I live in North Carolina in a nursing home and it seems that I’m stuck here. I do pass a lot of my time on KZbin trying to keep from losing my mind in here lol. Like you,I have a soft spot for the pipes,I have a few Native American peace pipes. So it would be cool to have one of the pipes from there cause they are very old just as the peace pipes are. Your a very interesting lady and I could listen to you for hours and your knowledgeable about lots of things too. I look forward to your next video.Before I forget,I was so thrilled to see nuggetnogging mudlarking with you and Si and Chillbill! He has been my favorite metal detector sense I first saw it on KZbin! He is a sweet God fearing man and he’s pretty funny too. Stay safe

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

So glad you enjoyed it Jenn! X

[@valerieg.1953]

Yet another awesome video, I love you for making Jacks wish come true, the pictures in his new power ranger costume is priceless. What a great pipe day, it is so fun to watch you pull them out of the mud! I got my Thames fish from Etsy before they sold out this time, cant wait to get it. ox

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Valerie! X

[@llchapman1234]

What a charming story about Jack. Thank you for sharing your finds.

[@williamavery9185]

It just gets better. You are a presenter in the makings my dear.

[@dawnpiccolo7044]

Oh my gosh that anchor! Amazing I love it! I'm not super productive when I watch your videos, but that's ok. I'm loving the finds and the history. Happy Mudlarking!

[@bstapleton3908]

Hi Nicola what a memory you have. Remembering you found a similar piece of broken pottery a year or so ago, remarkable. Thank you for taking us along on your adventures. Thank you very much.

[@kinoko510]

What a lovely video. Love all the background stories. Quite magical ❤️

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

thank you

[@carp53]

An ⚓️ “smiley face” 🙂 Lovely job as always. 🇬🇧

[@desertrose2059]

Nicola, you have a huge and caring heart, its a privilege to be able to share your marvelous experiences. Not only is the sense of discovery you make exciting and the history lessons important but also you teach how to be a better human being. God Bless you!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you x

[@claycountybrian5645]

Greetings from Clay Co. Missouri, USA! Love what you can dig up on the history of the lost items! The brass lighter looks to be from around WW1? Thanks again for letting me tag along! Out to see what I can find! BofL & HH !!! Oh, and SORRY about Agent Orange and his family last week

[@geoffbourne5739]

AH. Admiralty House . Perhaps ?

[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks Nicola, pipe jackpot! Sweet that Jack got to be a power ranger. 💜

[@craiganthonyhill]

Love the history, thank you so much.

[@martineastburn3679]

That is so sweet of you! The young man will likely remember that for many years. God Bless.

[@karriefuller2176]

i love your videos so much. im from the US but my family came her back in the mid 1700s on 1 side and 1849 on the other from around UK. and ive always loved the history of my family's home land that 1 day id love to visit and walk the foreshore and find a button and a pipe and a Tudor brick and a piece of shrapnel from the war cause i had alot of family who fought in it for the US. i wish America had such a history like the Uk does.But enough about me keep up the great work cant wait till the next. have a great day.

[@lindak7499]

I think America's history is quite rich in it's own way and has wonderful artifacts to find.

[@WishMeLuckMetalDetecting]

Nicola many thanks for the interesting video. I love what you do very much!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you

[@bodge6886]

That ‘magnifying lens’ I have seen very similar on a boat lamp in series of four Possibly a small ship or boat lamp and that’s now going to bug me until I remember👍

[@mattockmanxs]

Love your finds. Reminds me of my own larking the low tides here in America. I am usually looking for old bottles and glass insulators. I have found a few old clay pipes also. Cheers!

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

What a marvelous batch of finds! That glass dome is particularly intriguing-- I wondered if it might be a magnifier? Maybe at one point it screwed into a wooden base to allow it to slide along a page or a table (it could've been used for everything from reading to jewelrywork to watch repair, I'd guess.) Just a thought-- it magnified so beautifully.

[@normawinton6832]

I do wish i could find the clay pipes here in the USA. I would have too go too the east coast. I live in the central time zone in missouri. Ty for the adventures!

[@myview1875]

I love a nice anchor button. 😊.

[@kendee4421]

I think the lens might be a bullseye or concentrator off an old candle or oil lantern. It focussed the meagre light into a beam. Also in one of other vids you found a small dumpy bottle which is probably the base of a small oil lamp, which were still made fairly recently as decorative objects. I think the dumped keys could well have been stolen and used for burglaries.

[@arronbw3373]

The round glass item will be a light lens, maybe off a boat.

[@sarahscraftyallsorts6482]

Wow how amazing all those pipes, I live in Newcastle I wonder if there’s pipes on the banks of the river Tyne . Do you ever find anything sinister bones etc ?

[@johnhartley3596]

Im thinking the round glass is a flashlight lens.

[@yorkazuna5934]

The lens appears to be from an WW1 era brass "signal" flashlight.

[@Dazza1969]

The glass magnifier looks like it could of been housed on top of a compass or the lense off a navigation light from a boat that’s amazing what you did for jack by the way take care another great vid x

[@AtheistOrphan]

darren jordan - Lens.

[@ragpicking1015]

The lens looks like it may have screwed onto a railroad lantern.

[@JamesTaylor-yh9rl]

wish i had one of the clay pipes

[@mwall8687]

I had no idea you weren't allowed to go down beyond a certain depth. ..hmmmmm . Can you explain that in a future video

[@Aegopodium]

There are different permits to allow you to mudlark along the London foreshore. Si-finds has a permit that allows him to dig deeper (if memory serves...)

[@Aegopodium]

I quickly went to the PLA website and these are the available permits: The PLA issues two types of foreshore permits. Standard - allows digging to a depth of 7.5 cm (for all new applicants) Mudlark - allows digging to a depth of 1.2m

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes, as per below, standard permit allows 7.5cm. mudlarks from the society of mudlarks can dig 1.2m. There are only 52 of these mudlarks. There is a waiting list to join them. Most people have the standard permit.

[@peterstubbings7978]

The glass lens is probably from an old brass ships lantern

[@gsch1021]

Dear Nic, I have a little clock which is covered by a glass like you´ve found (as you can see here: www.ebay.de/itm/Nautika-Messing-Mechanische-Konvex-Kugel-Uhr-Roemische-Ziffern-Glasdeckel-/202419383316). But it also possibly is the cover of a compass.

[@joywalsh6150]

Would the AH be for Admiral Hardy/Harvey?? There's a pub in greenwich isnt there called thst so he'd probably have had his own tableware made by the crown perhaps? (I'm reaching but you never know)

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

apparently it is "NH"!

[@joywalsh6150]

@@nicolawhitemudlark N-admiral Hardy??? 😂😂

[@sdcoinshooter]

You know, besides being very knowledgeable about antique artifacts, Nicole must have the eyes of a Hawk! She says: “See what I’m looking at?” I think: “No”. then she says: “I’ll zoom in.... now you see it?” I say: “NO”. I would probably walk around there for days and not see a thing!

[@BigLisaFan]

Liked your video before I even watched it. Congratulations in literally digging up that pipe! Like they expect a person faced with a great find to say, nope, too far down and have to stop. Natural curiosity takes over. Besides, in a few hours no one will ever know you were there unlike digging on solid ground. Again, well done with all your finds and when you find a pipe, I too wonder how old and how long is the stem. I also wonder who last used it and when. Hugs from Canada and thank you for a great video.

[@cliffordsikora9841]

I'm sure the 7" is to protect the digger and what's laying beneath , from electrical shock and possibly severing

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. hugs right back! x

[@jeffstrong4311]

the Anchor button looks like a Merchant Marine button

[@willbejamming1532]

Yes, some things are better when broken, like ties, pinatas, and fortune cookies. But, some things are better left unbroken, like hearts, promises, and automobiles. Thanks for another enjoyable video.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

I agree wholeheartedly with you there. And thank you x

[@suemount6042]

Just had to say thank you for giving me the biggest and funniest up yours moment the other day, I have learnt so much watching you with the pipes. I have a friend who’s husband likes to prove you wrong about just about anything. While he was out fishing with his son they found some clay pipe bits and bobs on the river bank where they were ,when he was telling us about one of them and describing it while his son retrieved it. I recognised the description and said I know what that is, as expected he roared with laughter told I was being stupid as usual and bet me twenty pounds that I didn’t. So I took the bet and let him have it ,it’s a royal antediluvian order of buffalo pipe, the order was set up around 1822 at the harp tavern great Russel street London and it’s likely that pipe was made in the area said I, oh faff off he said how would you know that. Behind him everyone was fighting back tears of laughter google it I told him.I don’t think I have enjoyed a stunned moment more needles to say I came away from his home twenty pounds better off lol, I’m glad because I was able to help a couple of guys In need get some food on the way home. So thank you for the education lol 😂

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Ha ha Sue I'm totally thrilled about that 😆 well done! I wish I was a fly on the wall so I could have seen his face. And delighted you were able to help some people too. Win win. Thank you. Nicola xx

[@johnmadere]

“Some things are just more beautiful when they’re broken.” That’s deep. Can I use that as a song title? Haha.

[@SundaysChild1966]

Eggs! .. they are delicious in so many ways .. lol

[@patsutherland7284]

What? I was going to borrow it for a poem 🤭

[@marilynfransen6824]

It's not only deep, it's prophetic.

[@billskinner4661]

I'm guessing a WW1 trench lighter. Most were hand made from shell casings.

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

I was thinking Edwardian or WW1. Didn't know about shell casings.

[@eatiegourmet1015]

Oh, its old!. and with no distinguishing markings, no hinge that I could ascertain... But taking that top off sure sounds like a Zippo! I recognize that sound at 100 paces! LOL!

[@brianmasters1125]

Such lighters were frequently sold down East Lane in the 50s.

[@bennyt.christensen3970]

Hi Nicola again a very enjoyable video ;-) The magnifying glass could be from a bicycle lamp made by Nordisk Element Fabrik in Denmark 1922. The NEFA lamp was sold in UK by Arthur & Co. London to members of "The Cyclist´s Touring Club" under the slogan "NEver FAils" at a price of 7 Shillings 6 Pence, and extra Element (battery) at a price of 1 Shilling 6 Pence. Benny from Tønder DK ;-)

[@Jazzwayze]

Ah... You beat me to it Benny! Good Luck!

[@toninajohnson1355]

Nicola, I had a tough day today and your videos have been entertaining, comforting, and inspiring me during a tough time of my life. My husband is young but has dementia and today sucked. Thank you so much for your work.

[@Cate7451]

So sorry to hear that. That must be very hard. Nice to watch this show.

[@erinnmutz1152]

I loved your story about Jack :-) Thank you for sharing.

[@TheFiown]

You really are the most amazing woman !!

[@jennshep3378]

Stephanie Murray Yes she sure is

[@joeljeffery8704]

What you did for Jack was just wonderful. Your a good person. Definitely a pipe day. Lots of good finds. Thanks for bringing me along.

[@thurin84]

27:12 flashlight (torch) lens well, considering his success the 1st time around, beware what jacks messages are asking for in around 10 years or so...

[@CraftyLoops]

I know at 10:20 you found another pipe, but I got more excited by the piece of "stone" above it....is that a piece of worked flint? Looks like a spearhead or a piece that was worked on to become a tool or weapon of some kind. Maybe Im way off and it's just a piece of chipped stone. Lee :)

[@CraftyLoops]

@@PabloDiablo682 I'm glad Im not the only one who noticed, teehee. The archaeologist student in me got excited by a piece of flint, lol.

[@nancyhooper7715]

Thank you so much for sending the young note writer a wonderful red Power Ranger outfit!! Such a lovely thing!!😍

[@willsirotak]

"Some things are just more beautiful when they're broken" Y E S

[@vilstef6988]

When Nicola said that, I thought, 'indeed, it is so.' And also thought it would take an artist to come up with that observation. Too many would think, just some broken rubbish.

[@Cate7451]

Gene Miller yes you could make these comments into a song.

[@JungleJayAdventures]

When you first found the button at the beginning of the video I noticed a trapezoidal object top left, that peeked my interest and just below that was what looked like an iron sphere. Did you check those out?

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

No I didn't! Will have to return

[@333Hogwarts]

What a lovely heart you possess dear Nicola. It is a rare soul that can and will grant a wish for a fellow human. You showed a young boy that the world does indeed have magic in it. Warmest regards Albus

[@vilstef6988]

There is magic in the Thames, and Nicola brings it to all of us!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Albus

[@Stellar_Drift]

Thank you Nicola, love your videos as you probably know from my previous comments. That little boys message in the bottle story is just so lovely :)

[@m1cxf]

Believe they were police issue and known as bull's eye lamps

[@kristinburrup7299]

My dream is to go mudlarking with you someday! You are awesome and I just love going on all your adventures

[@rochelleb973]

Save some clay pipes for me to find lol. Seriously though, that would be a dream come true lol

[@kbwoodcock]

I’ve heard mentioned that pipes had very long stems and the pipes would be shared amongst people who would each snap a bit off the stem to get to a fresh bit. It was tossed once to was too short.

[@wendymaddock7705]

Hi Nicola can you please do a video on using Sea glass thanks 🙏 xx 😘

[@censusgary]

Wendy Maddock : Rivers are not good sources of sea glass.

[@iLitAfuseiCantStop]

@@censusgary I think she just means found glass in general. As Nicola makes some absolutely gorgeous things with it.

[@iLitAfuseiCantStop]

@@PabloDiablo682 Im quite sure she uses a resin based glue to put her pieces together. So it's not much of a secret.

[@mary-anneswanson9931]

I would so very much love to go mud larking : I love the hunt and it looks like alot of fun . i

[@alisonnyanyannya]

Mary-Anne Swanson i

[@olgajama]

The lighter reminds me of trench art WW1 maybe beautiful clay pipe finds great finds

[@1968SemolinaPilchard]

The magnifier looks a bit like a map chart magnifier.

[@abdelhak3809]

Hello from Morocco; I found interesting and funy your mudlarking activity !! There is a lot of history to learn from it. I would love to do the same. But in my case, since many rivers and ponds of south Morocco are dried up, instead of "mudlarking" I would say "river bed scratching" ( like gallinaceous birds 🤣🤣), or "reg-scrabbling" through desert plateau, or maybe "erg-raking" on sand dunes ( do you have an idea how to make it easy ??😜). Thankyou for sharing and have fun. 🤗🤗

[@henrifischer1119]

the message from Jack, that you managed to find out who he is and what you did next is the best story I've seen on your channel yet (haven't seen all your material). those pictures of him wearing the costume made me smile. a fun little happy story

[@petewadsworth8492]

I would definitely have taken that anchor home

[@martas9283]

Or died trying..

[@jackiebeans2689]

Another video of great finds! Thanks so much for all of the history you bring to life!💕

[@dannmarceau]

I see others that are trying to imitate Nicola..."good luck Chuck"...Nicola has her peeps, and we like her. [EDIT] I guess there's room, but not much competition, Nicola's made her mark.

[@lupavolante]

"When you look, look away, and even when you think you're looking away, look even farther!" ( Robert Baden-Powell English military, educator and writer, founder of the Scout movement 1857 - 1941)

[@4133EWvianen]

The first object is a button from Popeye's vest, the second object is Popeye"s pipe, object 5 is the glass of Popeye's compass, object 11 is the ancher of Popeye's vessel, object 14 is an old pipe of Mr. L. Stiff, sorry, I don't recognize the rest. If Stalin would still have lived, he could have helped you out with identifying. Maybe the piece of plate with the pigs on it, belonged to the moviestar "Babe". The keys on the left resamble very much the keys of the chastity belt of Queen Elizabeth. Unfortunately this is all I can tell you.

[@richardpaine5923]

Torch lens, I reckon.

[@crouchingjaguar]

The magnifier comes from either a early bike lamp or flashlight.

[@johndahl6651]

Yes Thats allso what i thinking ...its from old bike Lamp

[@bluehippy]

A bulls eye lens I believe they are called I remember having a smaller hand held torch type as a child in the 1950's.

[@rollonbc]

@pisswobble a torch... we also call the boot of a car the trunk..

[@betsinewbury4670]

I'm so glad you answered my unasked question regarding why you find so many pipes! You must have been reading my mind. I so enjoy watching your adventures and seeing your finds. Thanks for taking us along!

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

Oh - that (full-sized) anchor would look great on the wall of your studio!!!! :-) Thank you for sharing! Great video!

[@waynebrady9127]

European military flash lights from the first and second world wars had magnification lenses like that, usually referred to as a fish eye lense 😊. Love your show wish we sites like the Thames in states all I ever find is mini balls and arrowheads.

[@stevebo8055]

Nicola I hope that young Jack knows what a special person you are. I enjoyed watching you digging up pipes. ❤️

[@josephkolodziej3748]

Great view. I love your idea of showing previous finds. What a great idea. Granting wishes now? Im impressed😱 what a great thing to do. Mudlarking with you is on my bucket list. Perhaps i should put that wish in a bottle and see if it reaches you. Thanks from Massachusetts

[@richardwarnock2789]

Very Good condition Pipes and the other finds cool history and Naughty NAN win again!!!; )

[@geoff4005]

I seem to remember that the RAOB pipes were used in initiation ceremony and snapped with one hand on completion of the initiation

[@petervictoria5865]

you are the queen of pipes.

[@bgmaple47232]

How lovely that you granted young Jack's wish.

[@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854]

Thank you for yet another great video. I love to see everything you find, but..to me..there's something very therapeutic watching you dig out a clay pipe :) .... you are one very interesting lady Nicola and your enthusiasm is contagious!! You have a huge heart and what you did for Jack was just wonderful. yes...Nan's keys will take some beating lol ;) x

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you x

[@OldWines]

The Royal Military Hospital's emblem are oak leaves (Oak Arbor Day) paying homage to (founder) King Charles II's hiding inside an oak from Cromwell's people. "A.H." - dunno, still, it's a lead.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Well the letters are infact NH I have been told so it cd be Naval Hospital

[@michelleross9782]

Are you sure the calligraphy on your pottery shard is "AH" and not "NH." What little calligraphy I've studied says that only embellishments are as thin as the horizontal line connected the vertical lines of the "A." I believe you have "NH" for this reason and the "N" has the fine horizontal and vertical lines in the middle as embellishment. Please anyone who does calligraphy ,especially historical, calligraphy, let me know if my memory is accurate.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes you are correct. a couple of people said the same thing and it is indeed an "N"! could be naval hospital

[@daveyjoweaver5183]

A Great Video Nicola! What a fine lot of pipes! The best part or one of the best things is in the research and finding out the history. The Thames is like a living history museum. One day I must get there and find a pipe. And your music is great as always, good taste I say. The lighter is one of the earliest, early 1900s I'd say. The lens is from a torch or lantern, perhaps an early car lamp? But old flash lights, torches would have a lens to magnify the the tiny bulb. And great pottery finds as well. I'm going to buy one of your fishes in the n ear future, they're great works. But what's my favorite? I love them all. Oh these dilemmas in life! What shall one do? Thank You Kindly and for the close up of the swan feather as well? Love, Light, Peace and Treasures in the Mud! DaveyJO in Pa. Now off to watch Si Finds!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! Hugs

[@stephencrowther524]

Lovely and interesting vlog as always ! I think the lens is a “Bullseye” lens from a lamp. Bet Jack is a happy lad - well done !

[@zenzen9131]

i agree. It looks like a bullseye lens off an acetylene bicycle lamp

[@MrPicunit]

Beautiful executed video, your talents are limitless. Question, have you given thought to having, say your amazing creations high quality reproduced, and made into 4 color lithograph prints? Thanks again, I know your busy

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Hi. I have but I don't know really how that works. I guess I need to take good photos of them. Thank you for your kind comments

[@jamesayers5182]

Just been watching "WW2 Wendal" and they mentioned you on one of their videos, saying that you had one of the best sites to go to, since I have already Subscribed, I have to say that they are not wrong. Yours in one of the best "Mudlarking" sites that I have been watching, love the videos, keep up the good work Nicola. I used to live by the Thames as a child in Deptford a fair few years ago, and with my elder brother we did some mudlarking before we even heard about mud larking, in total we got a least 30 clay pipes before I got interested in other things. Love the work and the art that you do, keep it up dear lady. x

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you very much James. I'll check out WW2 wendal now. That reminds me, I must visit deptford. I haven't been for a while.

[@davidbrown9784]

Hi Nicola, I love Your show. I am in Texas USA, I used to collect flashlights and the lens looks very much like the lens to an early 1900s flashlight.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you very much David

[@deborahwillis6994]

Re: your pottery/China pieces. Ever considered teaming up with a metalsmith to create pendants/box tops? They are quite unique. Have one from China. Perfect earring box.

[@leonie332]

As a new subscriber l am discovering all your videos during lockdown. Absolutely love them all. The mudlarkers are my “ tribe”. What a pity l live on the other side of our wonderful planet. Thank you for your knowledge, creativity and enthusiasum . Love any message in a bottle. Stay safe.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@lyarnes]

I would so love to go exploring in the mud with you someday.

[@scottgm321]

She could start a guided mudkarking trip service. Maybe the port authority could issue day passes.

[@lyarnes]

scottgm321 excellent idea!!

[@sandrinepichot1386]

I ve just showed your vidéo to my son (19 years old) and he is fan of your Work!!!... i am so happy that he likes too (i watched your Channel for a long time😉👍🏻) merci xxx

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Merci Sandrine!

[@sandrinepichot1386]

Thanks you so much for your answer !!! Cela nous touche beaucoup !!! We ll continue to follow you!! Such pleasure ... love so much your art and your Work !!!💕

[@Tonytalkstoeveryone]

Do you sell the Pipes you find? I would love to buy one from you.

[@johnsweeney6072]

That vertical pipe was thrown out by someone laying down on his belly 😁

[@jessjulian9458]

You make so many people's lives happy, if only for a little while (over and over again and again). I think you so very much for my time with you. My friend, you are indeed a beautiful soul.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you x

[@j.rayredden1528]

I am truly envious of your chosen path. You have quite a beautiful life. Kudos to your son, may he rock on indefinitely. Were I thirty years younger I would be knocking on your door hat in hand and heart on sleeve. Live long and prosper!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. All good things right back at you. Love from London x

[@garyclifford2965]

The lighter might be made by soldiers during the first world war from shell cases.

[@brantmorrison3704]

Interesting thought about the "trench art" origin of the lighter. The top wasn't hinged which made me think it was old. I wonder when hinged top pieces became common on such things?

[@garyclifford2965]

@@brantmorrison3704 you may be correct as I believe that trench art started being done in the Crimean war.

[@garyclifford2965]

Here's a French one WW1 www.google.com/search?q=trench+art+lighter&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=ms-android-samsung-gs-rev1&fir=uInBSI1H47EWNM%253A%252CObPXkd_Sd5JHYM%252C_%253BDdvaSoUwps71bM%253A%252CXrrVC1JvtSFt_M%252C_%253BDBk1ko4uZ6zRCM%253A%252Cr1WAPzTKoSC7gM%252C_%253BqxPwFSnSCvR5IM%253A%252CslCTpe5HwekPWM%252C_%253BrUS2hw9jl7SCFM%253A%252Ciz8iJ5HavcWEBM%252C_%253Bzqly3ms3wcwXjM%253A%252CJ7dD5WLlQl1F6M%252C_%253BAnVMievYjZkpvM%253A%252CDJ1mRgigldz2pM%252C_%253B3HyGmSeTQD48SM%253A%252CXrrVC1JvtSFt_M%252C_%253BbQpgX8NA27kUrM%253A%252Cb0Sw383jSrNZyM%252C_%253Bc3qucQko258OvM%253A%252C4rnMEoJez0ZisM%252C_%253BjILSbPZ2HeW0fM%253A%252CRzulklC7E5KggM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kSAzI6KRS83_iRa8pRyChdllGhxWQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyg5jQ49ziAhUZUhUIHZhKCckQ7Al6BAgGEDo&biw=360&bih=620#imgrc=ryaBnasLh-cDVM

[@brantmorrison3704]

@@garyclifford2965 Excellent computer find! Your computer skills are impressive. I wonder how they handled the seam on the fuel tank part of the French lighter? Of course, finding an appropriate inscription or a military emblem would make it easier to link the Thames find to trench art.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

@@garyclifford2965 Thanks Gary! plus re your email. Yes! I am very nervous about the show on Tuesday week! you are absolutely right :) x

[@randomvintagefilm273]

I would love or paint or enamel one of those clay pipes!

[@ronporter610]

All I could find on non-consecration burial (I think you would need to know more about Catherine to determine why exactly she was buried where she was): Consecration is the formal dedication and setting apart, by a Bishop, of a church, churchyard, or burial-ground. There are legal consequences attaching to consecration, for instance a body cannot be removed from consecrated ground for burial elsewhere without a faculty. Every parishioner had the right of burial within his parish, although non-conformists were usually buried in non-consecrated ground, as before 1880 no body could be buried in consecrated ground except with the service of the Church, which the incumbent of the parish or a person authorized by him was bound to perform. In 1888 Lloyd George won on appeal, to the Divisional Court of Queens Bench, the Llanfrothen Burial case which established the right of Nonconformists to be buried according to their own denominational rites in parish burial grounds, a right given by the Burial Act 1880 that had hitherto been ignored by the Anglican clergy. The prime motive of the Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880, was to remove a grievance felt by non-conformists, especially in rural districts. The Act granted facilities to non-conformist ministers to carry out burials in the C of E churchyard, not using the rites of the Church of England, but those of the particular denomination involved. An 1823 statute legalized the burial of suicides in unconsecrated ground, but religious services were not permitted until 1882. In the year 1823 it was enacted that the body of a suicide should be buried privately between the hours of nine and twelve at night, with no religious ceremony. In 1882 this law was altered by the Internments (felo de se) Act, 1882. where every penalty was removed except that internment could not be solemnised by a burial service, and the body could now be committed to the earth at any time, and with such rites or prayers as those in charge of the funeral thought fit or may be able to procure.

[@tereselapree222]

Eccoh Eccoh Great history lesson. Thank you for sharing. Seems there is more to the mystery of the Lady Pipemaker! Being a widow in business it must have been hard.

[@annahasty7191]

She may have been viewed as a non-conformist because she operated a clay pipe factory. I am sure that was rare.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Really interesting and useful. Thank you very much!

[@jloubelle]

Eccoh Eccoh I hope Catherine was not a suicide. I hope she was a nonconformist business owning pipe making badass lady that the church just couldn’t approve of! ♥️

[@repetemyname842]

Haha, every time I heard "Nan's keys" I get a good chuckle. I dont think that image will ever leave me. Fantastic array of pipes lately and that lighter looks to have some age to it. The detail on that pottery was amazing. Sure would love to get over there some day and poke around in the mud for a few days. Bucket List!

[@repetemyname842]

PS- That glass item with the fine threads looks like a cover for a gauge, possibly off a ship or aircraft.

[@repetemyname842]

PPS- Love the Power Ranger suit for Jack! You are certainly the BEST, Nicola!

[@janisfallstich1567]

Mine too, love the idea of finding a clay pipe to call my own😊

[@conitorres9774]

Wonderful finds. You see, I told you that the pipes know when you are near so they climb to top so you can find them and take them home,😄