We dig 100-year-old SEWAGE! See what went down old London's drains!

[@Sifinds]

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[@kimbucci5615]

# shared love your channel.great finds

[@dawnthemetaldetective3083]

Thank my odds are not in my favor but would live to have something from you. Thank you very much!!!!!

[@AlisPropriisVolat]

#shared another fun video, thanks

[@debbiemamatazhtd4lifegimme726]

Another great video #shared

[@davidpryan4341]

@6:02 it looks like duck caller

[@amandapittar9398]

Dear Si & Friends, I suffer from chronic pain and often I can’t sleep at night. When I can’t,I turn to you, Nicola & the Northern Mudlarks to see me through the worst. I love watching your videos, I spent 5 yrs in London, partly doing my post graduate studies many years ago in History, so you can imagine how much I love some of your discoveries and their provenance. I’m also a bit of a maker and crafter, so the upcycling is right up my alley. Thank you for all the time you take to make such fun videos. Know they are much appreciated.🌟🌟😊🌟🌟

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

[@gerbrand8132]

I hoop you get well soon🙏

[@suemasongreen8979]

I have always been very active, i love walking , gardening, i used to bottle dig , and metal detect, but i now have arthritis in my feet , and can't walk far at all . For the same reasons, i watch si doing his mudlarking, i love to watch you dig the things up and bring them back to life, you have a real talent for that . I also find your vids very calming and relaxing , though the vid with you on the beach starkers ! was very entertaining . lol I went to bed chuckling ! Keep it up . xx

[@rikspector]

Simon, About sewage, here's my story. We had a septic (sewage) tank on our farm. Every so often a service would come out, remove the concrete lid and pump it out. It fascinated me as a child, I couldn't wait to see them do their thing. So after watching for a bit in the morning I left. I came back around noon and this fellow had a long rod and was poking and stirring the sludge. "What are you doing?", I asked. He said, "I dropped my coat in there and am trying to retrieve it". "Surely you can't wear it after that?" I asked. "No", he said, "But my lunch is in the pocket" Not quite your treasures, eh:) Cheers, Rik Spector

[@Sifinds]

Haha!!!

[@SundaysChild1966]

bahahaaa .. good one! We are on a septic and a drilled well too. Hubby is a farm boy and doesn't believe in pumping them out, he says .. if they are working properly, you don't need to. I hate to think what's in the bottom of that thing .. shudder

[@rikspector]

@@SundaysChild1966 today they have leaching fields along with the tank, but in my day, the forties and fifties it was just the one. Most of that was true except about the coat. A fellow from London named Bill Brooks , a genuine cockney, told me that story and it sounded Much better from him😊 Thank you for your reply Rik

[@SP-kh7dp]

This made me giggle 😂 what a punchline

[@rikspector]

@@SP-kh7dp And it’s mostly true I did grow up on a farm with that type of system but the story was told to me by an English fellow, a genuine Cockney from London and it was funnier with his accent 🫠😋 Rik

[@johnlawlor7854]

It's sooo great that you also do the research on the great things you find. The history of a piece is equally meaningful as the piece itself. Nicole White is all about doing that too. Great stuff. History! Yay!

[@korobagor7206]

The piece that looked like a gold bar is a silver plated brush back. Part of every Victorian gentleman's grooming kit.

[@janet-leeedsuk2024]

Being ex military and from a military family, I love these finds. Please take care of them xx

[@irenejoseph9547]

Lovely to spend a Sunday afternoon mudlarking and treasure hunting with you. I especially appreciate that you take the time to do the historical research necessary to educate your viewers, especially those of us across the pond and the respect you show when you discover a military artifact. I also love the adventures you share with Nic White. Keep the adventures coming our way.

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@dappydotboy7674]

Pop pop

[@emilydoll6824]

My first comment on a KZbin video ever! Just discovered your channel and I LOVE the content! You all are real life treasure hunters! So glad you appreciate the rich history behind it all and are generous enough to share it with us as well. Speaking of sharing... #SHARED 😄

[@Sifinds]

Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@emilydoll6824]

@@Sifinds wow! I can't believe I got a response! I feel like a mini celebrity. I'll try not to let it go to my head 😂 P.S. It has been a pleasure removing forgotten gems from the icky, gooey mud with you so far. Cheers!

[@cindypetri7711]

My dear old Dad loved to metal detect when he could but he had a very basic detector. Your video takes me back to those days. I am now researching to get a detector for myself so I can start searching for fun things. I like seeing your video and info you share. My father’s ancestry is from Ireland and my mother’s ancestry from England. I like to see the things you find and the history behind them.

[@robertballard8833]

Hi, Si, Robert from Pensacola here. Your floral broach is Art nouveau . Art Nouveau generally involves sweeping curves and a general nature theme - flowers, birds, etc. The distinguishing features of Art Deco are simple, clean shapes, often with a “streamlined” look; ornament that is geometric or stylized from representational forms. Art nouveau was primarily from 1890 to around 1910, but was still there in the 20s.It was old hat by the 30s and was about gone in jewelry. Love you, and have a little crush on Nicola LOL

[@carolyn9824]

What a good sport. When others find things, you are always so happy for them. And I've seen you give stuff to other people, and tell them where they can find good things.

[@Sifinds]

It’s nice to be nice 👍🏻

[@carolyn9824]

@@Sifinds It is nice to be nice. I'm impressed because my late husband was a fresh water Bass fisherman. He always loved showing good place to fish and enjoyed when someone would caught a nice fish. He would laugh and filled with joy. Your a lot like him in that way. Keep on keeping on. 😁

[@martybraden7273]

My ancestors are from Scotland and Ireland. I love watching your show and imaging my ancestors owning some of your finds. I would be honored to own one of the pendants that you found in this video. Shared

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

[@muskokamomma2276]

#shared Si, you have truly been a source of joy over the last couple of years. I absolutely love to watch you discover artifacts, no matter how small. Thank you!!!

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

[@BlytheWorld1972]

Again fantastic video you and cuffs have a right laugh ..

[@reginaromsey]

Those tea strainers are quite old and can be silver. Broaches can be dated by the clasps on the back if any. The ring could be a man’s wedding band. Love the military cap badge of the Agnes Dei or Lamb of God. It’s not a horse!!! It is a Lamb!

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

[@scottishmudlarking]

Awesome finds! Loved how Wendy restored the brooch and added the Garnets :) We have one of her amazing anchor pendants with a garnet found you Simon x The red swirly marble is stunning - wishing everyone good luck winning! Nicole & Craig

[@vananderful]

#shared Sci, your up-cycles are the best! You make us feel we have a friend in England!

[@Sifinds]

You do! 🧡

[@susanjohnson5518]

Thanks for another wonderful trip into history Si! I am never tired of seeing all the great “treasures” from the muck that you share. Then there is your upcycling- thanks for it all! #SHARED

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Susan

[@margarethazelgrove4126]

Loved the Pendant coupling that holds the marble. Wendy is very talented .

[@rhondar7056]

Really enjoyed the post today as I do all of them. The tea strainers we're fun to see. Thimbles are always fun for me to see. I started collecting thimbles a few years back. Thank you for the Lark in the Muck 💜

[@kathieprater2431]

#shared I would be thrilled to own either one of those beautiful, historical pieces! Wendy is quite talented and creative! She is the perfect person to help you up cycle your stunning finds! I love your videos, Simon and look forward to Sunday every week. Keep up the excellent work! Love from Ohio, USA!

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@honeykat1]

I think your "gold ingot" looks like the back of a silver clothes brush. My dad used to have a set in a leather case: it had hair brushes, clothes brushes, a little container for cologne, etc. The clothes brushes were the same size and shape as the "ingot" you found (obviously the main body of the brush was wood, with the bristles inserted into it, and the silver part was just a shell or cap - like the one you found - that covered the brush-back). [Edit; by the way, I think the "horse" on the cap-badge is actually a lamb.]

[@laylaglantz8876]

you beat me to it...

[@Sifinds]

Yeah quite possibly. Thanks for posting 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@avrilwilkinson21]

I think I've actually got an identical one silver plated with a machine decorated back... mine used to be part of a dressing table set.

[@ilonamollema6467]

What a beautiful finds! It still amazes me what you can find in the muck. I really love that brooche. It's so delicate and Wendy did a great job by restoring it and adding garnets. Can't wait to see your next adventure! #shared

[@RMBlake007]

Si, another fine day on the Thames...thank-you for sharing your adventures with us. Now we will #SHARED your adventures with our friends!!

[@margarethazelgrove4126]

The Coupling around the pendant is exquisite. Wendy is very talented.

[@libraryfan1071]

Am always intrigued by your finds, and wonder about simple things like how many unhappy children have lost their marbles, how on earth a military man lost his cap badge, and how is it even possible to find a pin in the Thames...love your channel #shared

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover 👍🏻🐾🧡 so many stories lost - but we can try and imagine them

[@reginaromsey]

The wind is no respecter of caps, civilian or military. Whoosh, and into the creek!

[@Beth_D]

Oh my gosh the necklace and brooch are beautiful 😍 Wendy is so talented! #SHARED Love the tea strainers, my grandma used to have one, as well as lots of pretty tea pots, cups and saucers. I'm sure that where my obsession with pottery started ❤️

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Beth. Yes she is!! A pot of tea is a rare thing to come across these days

[@simonholloway3761]

I love coming home after an exhausting few hours metal detecting on a Sunday to watch you mudlarking 🥳🤗 The perfect end to a perfect day! Thank you 🙏 #shared

[@Sifinds]

Aw cheers mate

[@taramartin6117]

Another comment, I love when you find old marbles. I live in a city area first built in in the 1860's, my home was built in 1913. After 59 years I am still digging things out of the ground every spring / summer when I do a new flower bed or deep dig an area. From square nails, to strap on skates, old glass, metal toys, but my favorite are definitely the marbles. from baked clay to swirly colours. Cheers!

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

[@juliemilne8742]

Wow that brooch looked amazing !!! Love the history that goes with all of your funds 😊

[@weatherlady9666]

I'm in awe at the number of tea strainers in that trip! That's crazy! I wonder why they were tossed in all about the same time and place? Did it come up against the age of the tea bag? But why so MANY? #shared

[@Sifinds]

Quite possibly. Annoyingly this hobby often raises more questions than answers

[@elsajones6325]

@@Sifinds it's fun guessing, though. Could have been that a tinker collected them to be repaired later. And when he died, everything was tossed over all in one big pile

[@Laura-Kitty]

The strainers all fell victim to the kitchen sink's drain. That's my guess. 🫖☕

[@jameswardell1840]

Surprised the rest of the river didn't drain when you pulled the plug out!

[@Sifinds]

Haha!

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

😂😂😂

[@HemlockDreams]

Have you been down to the foreshore since the storms blew through? I think of all of the new finds exposed, but also all of the history washed out to sea. I hope you, Nelson and the chickens all faired well. #shared

[@Sifinds]

I have indeed! Some nice things were found.

[@vickidesrosiers1557]

I loved watching your video. The fact you added the history with your finds was awesome.

[@amybolam2708]

My hubby got me hooked on your videos. Our Sunday routine. More Nelly!

[@Sifinds]

Haha! Sure 🐈‍⬛

[@sadielevens1144]

What a great hunt today. I just shared it with my son. He needs to take his "old" Mom out on a lark/ hunt soon or he gets the wooden spoon treatment.....LOL. #Shared

[@pattimessenger6214]

I’m having a hard time imagining a Brit throwing away their tea strainer. Especially nice ones like you were finding.

[@Sifinds]

Haha true

[@davek834]

Surplus to requirements when tea bags became the norm

[@loveyourselfplease6842]

Didn't they end up going down the drain quite a bit?

[@christinesbetterknitting4533]

I think they would have been washing them up and they slipped down the drain. Never would be tossed away on purpose, I am sure.

[@jenniferkelly6450]

Hello Si, this is Jennifer from Cape Town, South Africa. Just discovered your videos, my son said I must watch. OMG just love your videos, so exciting and interesting. I have a collection of old bottles, mostly the blue ones. Love old treasures. Take care and happy mudlarking.

[@christyjuhasz2504]

What a muddy mess, but oh what treasures.! Loved the floral basket.. pretty sure my gran had one like it. Thanks again for allowing us to tag along on your adventure #shared

[@permiebird937]

That cap badge Cuffs found is in such good shape. Finding a picture of someone wearing it is amazing. His story is is sad. Thank you for bringing us along. #shared

[@Sifinds]

Our pleasure

[@Cluedup2399]

Such a nice positive fella si need more people like you in this world keep up the good work.

[@Papermoon310]

Wow! The brooch turned out so nice! What a fun find! The marble is nice too, it just didn’t need as much work to clean it up. 😃 Thanks for sharing! Maggie

[@sherrycrane7568]

Loved how the flower basket pin turned out! Amazing how all that gunk came off. Lovely! #shared

[@Beanieweenieable]

That broach is amazing! Si just a real stunner!

[@christineberry3076]

Good job cleaning up the brooch! A favorite design!

[@jomcmahon8115]

Hi Si. It was as while ago but the lid is Houbigant a French perfumier. Yours and Nick's are my must-see vlogs. If I wasn't 69 and didn't have a fear of flying I would travel from Brisbane to London just to meet you and have a mudlark. Best wishes. Jo, transplanted Kiwi.

[@Adam-Gates-Mudlark]

“And here we have it, the 100 year old brooch” **drops** 🤣🤣 oh that was funny! Loving the buttons and ring!! #shared

[@Sifinds]

Haha. Had to leave that in 😂

[@bethpotts-mee8730]

Hello from California! Fun watching you & Cuffs meander, thank you for taking me along! #shared

[@nealcavanaugh185]

Always Amazing Si ! #shared Cuffs was killin it too !

[@amywright2243]

#shared to Facebook! Love seeing Cuffs and all the spoons and tea strainers... hope you had a hot cuppa after this mudlark! ♥️ from Kentucky

[@elorfs300]

#Shared The KZbin algorithm has not failed me. I like seeing all the old finds!

[@tracyriordan7011]

Morning, So and Moss! Love the competition between you two! So fun! Why was this London river/crick a sewer? Did Londoners in the past just throw all their garbage in here? At least the water looks nice and clean now. ( ; I love your friend Wendy's marble pendants! Soooo beautiful and creative! ( : Cool find on the buttons and tea strainers! Nice pipe, Moss! ( : Would've been cool if you found a large bar of gold! That would've been amazing? Still awesome! The flower bouquet brooch is beautiful,! ( : I love the pot with wire handle! ( : Love the whole tea strainer you found Si! Soooo beautiful! ( : Ohhhhhh...good one. si, a whole tea strainer! Wow! Miss found a ring too?! Fantastic! ( : Gorgeous marbles you are finding and brooches! ( : Wow. Moss what a gorgeous l large cat brooch in amazing condition! I think that's the star find for Moss! ( : What an amazing haul for you both and round up! So excited you are doing a craft/art at the end, Si! I love seeing your finds transformations! They are always gorgeous! ( : Wow! That basket of flowers brooch came out amazing after your ministrations to it! ( : Wendy made us I Even better and wearable again! ( : Sooo cool! ( : Thank you for another awesome video! Love getting to tag along and see your finds along with you, Si! Have a great day! ( : #shared ( :

[@lisag.8458]

Love watching all the goodies you find and I love the crafts you make! Wendy is an Amazing Jewelry Artist!

[@nicolesullivan7519]

I so love watching your videos Si, especially when you take your friends with you on a lark. Its so interesting to see all the wonderful things you find. I have gotten my sister very much enjoying all your videos also. She just loves watching you as do I . Thanks so very much for sharing Si. #share

[@lisaz.5403]

Thank you for sharing your adventures and discoveries behind some of those treasures (carrot association, adorable! haha!)

[@carolynrose9522]

You are so lucky to live where so much old items can be uncovered. Good day of finds. #shared

[@whotknots]

G'day Si. The opening scene in this presentation instantly caused me to think "this one might be more about sludge survival than luck in the muck"!

[@LovelyRita56]

Looks like another great day in the mud! Interesting history on the GENERAL button, alway enjoy the history behind the finds. #shared 🙋🏽‍♀️🦋

[@DublinBloodUSA]

One of my favorite episodes Si. Happy Days Mate 💜💜💜

[@Demosthenes042]

Lovely mix of items, great finds, tea strainers were my favorite. Very clever design for the marbles on Wendy's part.

[@joanbaker3710]

#shared My mum born in the UK in 1920 will be turning 102 on St Patricks Day. That brooch would be ideal considering its age. She worked in London near the Thames too! Great find!

[@Sifinds]

Wow good luck

[@debralane7408]

Every time I see the shovel hit the mud in the beginning of your videos I just love it very well done

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Deb!

[@margaretgilbertson1118]

Really good video this week Si. Wendy’s repair/refurbishment of brooch is top notch. #SHARED

[@Sifinds]

Agreed!

[@fayekarshner5562]

Great adventure, even the ducks were having a good time! Thanks for sharing your found treasure. #shared

[@cynthiarowley719]

Great day! 🕊️🕊️Happy Spring 🖖

[@TenBob]

Another great treasure hunt. Amazing what we managed to loose done the sink. #Shared Of course small children loved playing mud pies etc with Mum’s best teaspoons 😆👍🍀

[@nanetteconner7370]

Nan from Florida: love your mud larking!! Wow

[@andreashinault5678]

Shared on Facebook. I love how different this is from the other junk online. Very interesting. Anxious for more!

[@jayjay2129]

The brooch is like one my mum had years ago, but each flower head in hers had different colour gems...very pretty!

[@bethbranson9050]

Beautiful brooch, Si! Lots of great finds and great video!! Thank you! #shared

[@angeladonohoe1935]

I'm getting obsessed with mud larking🤣🤣🤣🤣🤗

[@historyhunter5146]

I absolutely LOVE the lil marbles !!! 😊

[@lindamactavish6658]

#shared Love seeing what comes out of drained waterways, there must be so much of our history in the silt

[@amylou30luckhurst75]

Brilliant vid Si. My nan had that face powder! Brought back lovely memories 💖

[@kmac3223]

Love that beautiful brooch - to have the creator info from one of your viewers. The little wooden spoon is delightful #shared

[@callmecarebear3]

Amazing what falls down the drain! And Wendy’s work is beautiful 😻 #shared

[@bobbiewoodruff6197]

I’ve only been watching your channel. A few months. I was watching Nichole White then found your channel. Very interested channel. I love the history you are able to find.

[@TenBob]

I was amazed when you compared the bus button to the London Underground Roundel Logo. Great day out for a social history lover ☕️. #Shared 👍😎🌸

[@badbatdesigns]

The tea strainers are real nice. Love the marbles too.

[@lisawilson2912]

Brilliant video today Si. Awesome finds. Loved the Morny top and bone spoon.

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Lisa👍🏻🐾🧡

[@sheliamiracle5855]

Loved this video! The brooch turned turned out gorgeous! Both of you found so many nice things. You showstopper make me want to jump up and mudlarking! Lol

[@joycemarsh2743]

Love it when you and your friends get together great finds love the tea strainer’s

[@fairyGrandmother]

#Shared Hey Si! Beautiful buttons today! That was so much fun! I love the ducks! TFS Hugs!

[@SnowPink90]

Too late for me to enter!!😆 Wendy did a beautiful job with the brooch. It’s a design that I love to collect on vintage compacts, brushes, mirrors, lipsticks, and I think I have a few either pendants or brooches that are vintage that is designed like it as well. I gifted to my sister a beautiful small compact and it had this other basket design and I just love that design as well. Because she carries a small purse it was just the right size compact for her to have. Very interesting fines today because I love when you find different vintage make up pieces. If anything I would mudlark for, it would be old compacts, lipsticks, and things I love that I collect. I just find them beautiful!! Great video!!🌊

[@wildlifeathome]

A sloppy, sloopy, mucky good time as usual! As I see in other comments, the information along with the respect of the finds is genuinely appreciated.

[@debraday5682]

#shared Great day ! Wonderful finds! Loved the cap badge and tea strainers, too.

[@Thehuntinghillbilly2]

Great finds! The little wooden spoon and the cap badge are my favorites. Thanks for all the great videos!

[@shannahenk1655]

What could be better than being out with a friend, hunting for cool old finds in a creek? #shared

[@whitleyrj]

The marble necklace idea is genius! I love marbles and had one. My mom let me pick it from the large marble bin. In those days ,toys were loose in bins! #shared

[@VintageParagonUk]

Looks like they loved a cup of tea around your way 😂cool finds and cool info Si, really enjoyed this one 👍

[@ritaness6553]

Glad you said the marble rotates as I purchased a Codd marble pendant and I panicked when the marble moved. Now I can wear it again! Greetings from Canada!😊

[@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854]

I love the little spoon and the Morny lid, Si. I think this creek is one of my favourites for you to detect, you always find some great bits and bobs. #shared

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

[@maggie_oshea]

Great video. So relaxing watching you mudlark and finding interesting little items! The brooch and marble necklace turned out beautifully 🙂 #shared to Twitter 🙂

[@TheOGDorothy]

So glad i found your channel. Love that you give the history of the items you find!

[@Sifinds]

Thanks Krissy !

[@chrisbeckstrom6182]

Hi Si! I believe the item found at 10:08 is from a toiletry kit, either a lid to a plastic compartment that held tooth brushes or a comb, or it's the top of a nail buffing chamois pad, that would sit in a plastic base. The design on your find looks like it's from a men's kit. #shared.

[@grettagirl2884]

Si, that basket brooch, turned out beautifully! #shared

[@mychisholm]

#SHARED I've been watching videos on your KZbin channel for a couple of years Si, and have learned so much about social history. Thank you.

[@Sifinds]

Thanks for watching

[@teresasewspecial1090]

#SHARED. 💜 Love watching you mudlark.... And listening to you talk.... Thanks for showing me your found treasures... ‼💜

[@caringriggs1869]

#shared “Good luck in the muck “ Thanks Si ✌🏼

[@kathleeno5174]

#shared Thanks for taking us along on another adventure!!!! Where I live in the US was only settled in the late 1800s so no chance of finding old stuff like you do.

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡