Our WEIRDEST Find EVER! Victorian Douche? Victorian Birth Control (Mudlarking)

[@jmfowkes466]

Just finished watching ALL of your videos. From 3 years ago until today you've taken us on your delightful adventures and introduced us to your farmhouse, your countryside and your treasures and talent. And let's not forget the schwoos, the chickens and the cats. Along the journey you've gathered almost 90k subscribers; remember when you were excited to have 4K? As I watched all three years, I kept asking myself "which is your favorite video"? And I can honestly report, they are all my favorites! I am looking for many more years together. Love you both. Hugs from America.

[@CynBay]

Sorry to be so dense...but what type of bird are the Schwoos?

[@ET-yp9vc]

Peahens 🦚

[@johnnabuzby6103]

@@CynBay Shwoos are Alex's fun nickname for her pet peahens. She got them as either hatchlings or she got them as eggs then hatched and reared them herself. There used to be two of them, but something must've happened to White Shwoo, now only Brown Shwoo remains.

[@LynnYarbrough]

I agree 100%! I starting watching the girls about 1 year ago and I binged watched all of them up to the current ones that were available…I think my personal favorite part was at the end of their crafty videos when they would get “the schwoo of approval” from their yard birds! It was so sweet!

[@lisacates4185]

There wonderful 💗

[@KatyWatson173]

Glad to see the doll’s eye made the trip home. 🙂💖🐈🐈‍⬛

[@cynthiarowley719]

Thanks for taking us along when you go larking.😁 It's always a delightful day with you. And, you Saved the Eye!!! Little inspirations. 🖖🖖

[@Julianne955]

Lysol?! If you really sit down and think about how down right blessed we are to be here after what our ancestors went through...Holy Moly! It's truly amazing the human race goes on, lol. The things I've learned from you two will never get old. Have a lovely week you two.

[@2degucitas]

Hopefully they diluted it before use! I wonder how many women became infertile from it.

[@michelehood8837]

@@2degucitas did you watch the 1920s-era HBO series, “Boardwalk Empire?” The main character, Nukky, ended it with his mistress when he found a Lysol douching solution in her bathroom. It reminded me of something my grandmother, who was born in 1896, said: “we did everything your generation did, except we didn’t talk about it like you do.” I’m not saying that we’d use Lysol as a birth control solution today - women 100+ years ago were also interested in controlling their fertility (even if it was medically questionable, and something that could have poisoned or maimed them).

[@lisacates4185]

We are truly blessed with the knowledge, but today baby powder can cause cervical cancer,we learn every day

[@CollaborativeDog]

In the U.S., Lysol was still being used for feminine hygiene. I have a 1950s magazine that has a Lysol advertisement that still lists it as a use.

[@sherriewhitehead7279]

I’m so happy the little doll eye made it to your table. Your history lesson of object are intriguing.

[@jujulionesselsa1416]

I love the adorable Dogs leg and the Lions head. The tiny glass bottles are perfect and each one has its own uniqueness. Thank you so much ❤ for your most wonderful channel it is so relaxing and calming.

[@peggyreid6836]

Hello Gail, Hello Alex, thank you so much for letting us tag along with you on this wonderful lark.

[@linzertube]

The cutest little bottles found you this day! And, I loved the story of the Defries and their competitors, who were won over to the Defries enough to formally apologize and praise them. So awesome.

[@cindiquivey767]

I'm an American and have never seen a cod marble in person, but watching your videos, I now can recognize a cod marble in the dirt.

[@brim89]

You can find a glass marble in the Japanese soda called ramune

[@deanageremesz652]

I know me too! Too funny I would love to find one of those never really see them in the states

[@AmandaandPandora]

I am in the United States and I have a cog marble plus the bottle they come in I have watched many of these shows these last 4 years that I just had to have one plus I know that it's over 100 years old and I like history

[@Pbav8tor]

Same with pipe bowls.

[@skywatcher651]

You guys were so adorable eating lunch together on site. Very sweet mom and daughter. Mom is lucky to have a wonderful daughter. Alex is also lucky to have a very good mom. I love you, guys

[@debracarthew9432]

' At this point I put the find carefully on the table'.... Made me laugh out loud 😆ThAT has got to be the strangest find I've seen for you guys so far. Totally fascinated by the oil lamp insert as well. The careful detail on a small glass insert on the lamp winder is lovely and shows the effort that went into quality production back then. Great video and thanks for taking us with you.

[@hegra32]

Great videos for helping with anxieties. Bless you both xxx

[@erebusagarista8031]

It's like therapy!

[@Laura-Kitty]

Yes! A blown glass napkin ring, that's exactly what I thought that beautiful thing was too the very moment Alex wiped it off. It would have been lovely, glinting in the candlelight on the dining table. 🍬 Perhaps it was used at Christmas, as it does remind me of a candy cane.

[@shepherd4406]

The dogs leg is beautiful. Love the small bottle collection and the lion’s head. Your history gathering is second to none. Thank you for sharing.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

06:40 I honestly think that is my favorite find of yours as far as glass is concerned. The color is divine!

[@carolynchatham6376]

I like when you research the things you find and share the information you discover

[@candygirl2030]

I love the tiny bottle's being that I collect them... Thank you for another amazing upload ladies...

[@sandralane1923]

My paternal grandmother died using one of those hygiene catheters. I never got to meet her. We found out about it when we were doing an ancestry search.😮. Adore your videos So well done, truly.

[@kimberlymolitor354]

So sorry to hear that something that was supposed to be helpful was deadly😪

[@amandabell8827]

Excellent video Ladies! I really enjoyed the history about the Defries oil lamp, It was very clever of him to offer no prosecution for a confession in the newspaper. I don't really know what to say about the Douche except thank goodness for modern medicine! Great finds and fun to watch 😃💗 x

[@bernadettestapleton2016]

Thank you ladies for a lovely "outing" and the Great strange & wondrous finds.

[@sheilafranklin186]

Such interesting finds. Really love the bits of history you include in your video's. The video brightened my day here in snowy northern Michigan. Thank you for taking us all along on your adventures.

[@shellspear]

The best thing about only just finding you, is the amount of adventures I get to binge watch 😍

[@babettep.9169]

Really love your adventures and appreciate the history behind your finds. Thank you.

[@thekenneth3486]

You two are such a joy to watch! There aren't too many videos that I wish had more than one "Like" button; yours I find myself reaching over two or more times, only to realize I've already pushed it! (Oh, and it's pleasing to see my name in your Patreon list at the end -- even though I really shouldn't care.) xx

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear lovely Northern Mudlarking Ladies. 👍👌👏 Another great video with great finds. I'm very happy and thankful that you do a (short) roundup again at the end. It's always fantastic to see all the cleaned finds together on a while table cloth. 2) As you found the headless chicken money box, I instantly hoped that you would keep it and glue a new head on. My idea was to use a pipe bowl upside down. With a short piece of stem still on it, it would already look a bit like a chicken head with a beak. And I bet that you wouldn't have had any difficulties to add a comb. So I can only hope that you will find it again, just like the dog leg. 3) This time my favourite find is the gorgeous little pot lid decorated with different shades of green. I simply love 💚 nearly anything that is green. The second favourite is the miniscule bottle. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and health in particular.

[@lotusdolphin]

Man, you really found some interesting things this time. Thank you for so much history. Sending love from California.💜🤗🤟🏻😎🇺🇸

[@charlottem162]

It's great to know, that there are still discoveries to be made. You haven't seen it all yet. Happy digging. Love these videos 💕

[@donnabrewer4971]

The treasures you find and the history you share are such fun. I really enjoy watching you two and listening to you exclaim over each wonderful thing!

[@kristidavis9945]

I love all the items you found this week. I would take the tiniest glass eye I’ve ever seen and set it in some clear acrylic or resin. Then place the eye in the window of wonders. With it being that tiny and fragil the odds of it breaking or being lost is high so preserving it is best. Great work with your eyes ladies.

[@lorrainewhitlock5377]

I've been with you from the beginning and I would love to see you get 100,000 subscribers 🤩💗

[@YamIa3gypsy]

That gadget looks intimidating and odd for sure. So much fun to come along with you ladies as always 🌸V😊

[@lindameeks5228]

Each of your adventures is always a learning experience,and I just love going along with you. Thank you so much for sharing each and every one.

[@detectamericana]

Another great and successful hunt and video! Happy hunting!

[@fairyacorn4854]

Fairy acorn 1 second ago I'm so pleased the dolls eye made it home. Just love the tiny bottle and the mauve one. The Brampton bottle had a lovely blobby top and everything always cleans up so well with you two. The twisted almost ring should go in the window of wonders too. Its all good finds and stay safe. I don't know how I managed it but I put this post on someone elses channel!! Glad I spotted it in time before I posted it. Silly me.

[@maileyros4836]

your cohesiveness and wonderful history behind every treasure is such a delight to watch...love you both..as always...a fan forever

[@alibabafurball]

I am always amazed at cloth that survives in the ground for over 100 years, even tidbits like what you found. Quite the out of the ordinary mudllark this time !! WOW.

[@kathymoreaux9467]

So much fun getting to watch y’all treasure hunt! You picked my favorite item to put in the window of wonders, the safety lamp insert! So I am having trouble picking a second! I love the purple tint bottle, the broken twisted glass circle and the little teeny bottle Alex found! Any 3 of those would be great! Thank you for sharing your joy with us!

[@sherrybates5900]

I love the faces on the succulence that is the cutest idea I've ever seen.

[@judymcpheron5955]

Thanks Gail and Alex. What a variety. Always a good history lesson to hear. Have a good week. 💕

[@rockersfromaz3001]

Hello ladies. I forgot today was Sunday until I saw you uploaded. So excited :) For the window I think the lion head bottle stopper and the beautiful purple glass bottle. I was going to say the safety button (?) that Alex put in the window :) now I can’t wait for next week ❤️ I hope everyone had a beautiful week! 🤗

[@izabelabhering7041]

Another history packed lamp item found! That’s my fav item, it makes me think of illumination… much needed nowadays✨✨🌟✨✨

[@kimberlymolitor354]

You could've glued the lion head on the chicken body and made a Licken!!🤣🤣🤣

[@pamelahedman3389]

Thank you for a wonderful Sunday afternoon. Can't wait until next week. I agree with your choices for the window.

[@meganwatkins6631]

I love the way you two are not afraid to get your hands dirty. So many women these days turn up their noses at digging in the dirt, unless they are gardeners. What do you do with all your clay marbles, bottle stoppers and tiny bottles? I love the little purple bottle. Purple is my favorite color.

[@sadielevens1144]

I love the lion's head! Great finds today!!

[@juliehampton3043]

So much information from one little disc.love the lions head he is the cutest xx

[@mickmatthews532]

I'm not sure if anyone else noticed, however, I believe the obviously broken badge piece on the table is in fact the remains of a 6th (Fifeshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Black Watch cap badge and dates from 1887-1908. I don't know where you are located; this could be a unit nearby to you or nearby to the dump pit. The badge is actually very rare as the unit would have been relatively small. Unfortunately your relic is not really worth much, if anything, financially but to my mind is a fantastic piece of Victorian era social history. I have other cap badges in similar condition and I find they mean as much to me as a pristine example that was sat in the stores for many years.

[@jeanwouters2732]

Wearing that little bottle as a necklace is sweet and could hold a few little flowers secured in it.

[@Thatsinteresting363]

“It’s full of purpley goodness”😃😅❤️❤️

[@darryldarwent3676]

From watching your channel from during the pandemic to now the production values of your episodes has dramatically changed. The opening of the latest video was very polished. The history asides are informative. Well done!

[@alyssahoffmann278]

I miss the “HELLOOOOl” at the beginning. My boyfriend and I always say it with you! Haha

[@NanaColeen]

Thank you again for the joy of finding the history👍❣and kindly share with all of us.📿

[@kathrynwallkowicz7223]

Haha so I actually laughed out loud , and then frowned in horror thinking about the repercussions of the personal hygiene device. So weird yet a informative look into the past. ❤ great finds as always.

[@juliebates5315]

Thank you for your adventure , loved it! 🦘

[@christhompson4270]

Awesome lark with some great finds too. Take care and thank for sharing 👍🙏❤️

[@bonnerdebbie]

Thanks so very much for the wonderful history of some of the items, it brings them to life. I would like to see the glass "ring" in the window since you already put in my favorite. Have a great week.

[@shirleybess1457]

Thank- you for letting me come along with you both week after week.

[@jimprosser7568]

Only just discovered your channels , loving your videos, both the hunting and the making ones. think it's great that you put the effort in to include the historical research into the videos , finding it almost compulsive viewing. thank you.

[@bernadettekeogan-clarke5025]

LOVE THE PURPLE BOTTLE, COLOUR IS AMAZING.

[@candilumpkin1196]

Fun finds. ❤the way Alex said it had a bit of a wonk on it. 😆

[@karleenpage5979]

My choice for the Window of Wonders is the little lion head. It's so cute! Hugs from across the Pond!

[@LynnYarbrough]

Another comment… I thought it was so funny when Gail threw back the little boot she found because it wasn’t of value and then later on we see Alex holding on to it so she can take it home😂… And how about the little headless hen money bank? I thought of it when observing the broken baby doll heads used as little decorations in your potted plants that sat in the “window of wonders”… I was thinking how cute that it too would have been if you used it as a little planter. I can picture you girls having a roadside plant stand with all kinds of plants / succulents that are displayed along with your many interesting broken finds❤…much love from Perry, Georgia-USA

[@Magnet.M.A.D]

Great video ladies. Loved it. Thank you for sharing 🤗👍

[@tarrasams7423]

Hello 👋 from New York USA you Guy's found Some Amazing Finds my Favorite Definitely Was the Little tiny Bottle Thank you for Bringing me Along with you Guy's I can't wait to see What you Find Next 😊

[@linnetoconnell457]

I love things that are full of purpley goodness!

[@andreamassari9099]

Wow. That *is* a weird find! 😂🤣 But certainly entertaining 😉🤣😂

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤ No argument! You two did find the weirdest things today! Lol!

[@terriatwell4041]

Lots of treasures. I loved the little glass eye and am glad it made it home safely. That would be my vote for the window. I don't know what the lattacino glass ring was for but it would make a beautiful ornament with caps/bezels and a connecting ring on the ends. Thank you for taking us along.

[@AnnieNoodle]

Tiny lion head must be a very impractical finger puppet. 🤣 Lots of really interesting finds this week!!

[@LeapingLeapords]

Loved all the finds especially the leg 🦵!!

[@superbellabeau]

So many pipe bowls today. I love the circular piece of glass and the lions head. It's always interesting to hear about past cures for things. The purple bottle might have been nail polish.Thanks for the great day out mudlarking! ❤😊

[@traciestewart9487]

Another great video ladies! I look forward to each one. I also love those tiny bottles. Til the next video, happy hunting!

[@sherrya6922]

Uuggg eeewww lysol those poor women back then 😢... and as usual it's a joy to see you both and your treasures

[@graceh8866]

Very interesting finds🤨 I do love your little bottles💕💕💕

[@sheenawhyte7430]

Wow what a day! You must be exausted .Well done and some lovely finds..

[@christinekeay8456]

I loved the little lion’s head!

[@gaynor3976]

I'm sure Alex has x Ray eyes with all the lovely things she spies lol. That victorian thing was interesting..x

[@sharbean]

I was absolute tenterhooks and had to jump ahead to the table at the end to see if the doll’s eye made it safely home!

[@kathymcintire6182]

The lions head ,make a pencil topper 🤔😉💞🌷☘ ,love is the key, always 💞

[@Pbav8tor]

I pick the doll eye. It's like a fragment of an eggshell, but you got it home unbroken.

[@curlytop3194]

I'm just imagining someone 150 years from now finding one of my used tampon applicators in a dump, taking it home, and using it to teach about the danger of TSS.

[@janicewhite1113]

Wow another great video with some lovely finds

[@lindastowars7346]

GREAT FINDS, SO ENJOYED THE VIDEO

[@shagundala7458]

I miss your cheery hello! It makes me smile! Thanks for your great videos and history of your finds!!

[@koastdamost1]

Thanks to yous great watch on a Monday morning here in New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@margaretmccafferty2215]

The round coloured glass thing,my mum had a vase in the seventies with glass swirls like that around it,it was lovely

[@noraleestone2859]

We don't often get the "Eewww" factor in your videos, but I'd say this one qualifies. 😝😂😂 My vote for the window goes to the glass ring, followed by the little bottle with the purple contents. 😁 See you next week. 🤩😘🤗💖👍

[@georgiaware3248]

Love the glass candy cane thing & the Lion Head🦁wow thanks 😁🙋‍♀️

[@michelegaccione9522]

You ladies are the best!

[@velindamoody8890]

I always enjoy your adventures and such wonderful finds! Can't wait for a new video! Thanks.

[@johnnabuzby6103]

Hello ladies, I wonder if that candy cane ring could've been a glass cane that German marbles were cut from? It was lovely and so festive looking. Lovely (and bizarre) finds you came across during this week's adventure. The dog's leg was meant to make its way home with you. I loved the lion's head. I was so happy to see that the doll's eye survived the trip back home with you. That bottle from The Brampton Old Brewery was a great find, and has, as Willie from DSoS is fond of saying, a "drippy lippy". I thank you for recommending Willie's channel, he's such great fun to watch & a very talented musician as well. Take care and lark on ladies! I look forward to seeing your next adventure soon. Greetings and best wishes from your friend in North Carolina! ❤ ♥

[@craftadventureswithsusanto808]

Incredible finds and information, thanks for taking us along!

[@juneyshu6197]

We both say "Oh, I like this" at the same times, haha.

[@lawrencekelli]

All the finds are wonderful. Thank you once again.

[@marciajohnson6767]

Always interesting and enlightening!! Thanks so much

[@charityhostetter8123]

Love that my little girls love watching your treasure hunting with me!! Blessings and fun in the hunt from El Salvador!

[@lisabrown1324]

Love love love all the mini bottles. All great finds though. Thank you ladies.

[@halisteppenwolf4188]

You guys should do a video of all your really good finds, I think that would be a very interesting video

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

Seeing all the Fingerprints on the Leg was delightful. Thank you for showing us the Weird & the wonderful.. ~ The douch piece Was instantly Recognizable to me. They were used for Hygene in the USA for Years. I had one that attached to a hot water bottle by a tube for hygene purposes in the 60s, 70s, even 80s when I stopped needing one.. My Mother used them in 40s, 50s, & 60s.. Your Ad showed other tips, one was a short tube for cleaning Ears.. Thank you for your research & Education on your finds..

[@susanamann1806]

Love the fines, poor eye, think you need something to carry sensitive, fragile fines in. Love all the history. I have learned so much from you all and I will be 75 on March 5. Keep going and always enjoy.