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A sailmaker’s palm. This lead disc fits perfectly in my palm and the surface is worn and pitted from the needles pushed against it during its working life. It was held in place by a piece of thick leather and worked as a thimble. C.1500-1800.

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St George's Day! George slaying the Dragon first appeared on a crown in 1818. This dates from 1893 and is a reminder of a very good day about 10 years ago. Not such a good day for someone. A crown in 1893 was worth 5 shillings, which would have fed a poor family for some time

18th c clay pipe bowl, found on the foreshore and featuring the coat of arms of the Waterman's Company. The Watermen's Company was founded in 1555, the Lightermen joined them in 1700 and perhaps 50 years later a proud member of the Company dropped his clay pipe in the river

Thanks to Brian, one of my followers on Instagram, I now know this shard came from a German Rareren jug made c.1596 by the prolific potter Ian Emens Mennicken. The applied relief eight local aristocratic coats of arms and an inscription, see comments for translation #mudlarking

Political token mimicking a commercial token inviting the holder to redeem it at Newgate jail where the 4 named men were held for sedition for publishing a book on the rights or ordinary citizens. Found on my 1st visit back to the foreshore after Lockdown 1 last year #mudlarking

These are 18th century clay wig curlers, some broken, all found on the Thames foreshore. Did you know they set the curls in hair by wrapping it around these curlers then baking it in a pastry crust. Ingenious!
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Found just before lockdown and banishment from the foreshore, this ithe 13 thimble I've found on the Thames and the oldest. It's a beautiful little medieval acorn or beehive thimble and it dates from around the 14th century.

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My muddy buddy Clay is a wizz at restoring river shoes. He thinks this one is 18th century. It apears to have been damaged before it was lost or discarded in the river since the right latchet appears to have been sliced off, perhaps to remove/reuse the buckle
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Will you be my Valentine?
Crooked coin love tokens (18th-19th c.) from the Thames. The man showed his love by bending a coin. With his love held in its curve, the lady accepted the coin if she liked the strong fingered gent, but it was unlucky to keep if the relationship ended

Sometimes it's the tiniest of objects that tell the greatest stories. This piece of roof tile is twisted and vitrified. I picked it up close to where Pepys sat in a boat 353 years ago watching London burn. More about the Great Fire on my Insta & FB Pages #mudlarking #mudlark