Mudlarking Mysterious Metals On The Thames Estuary! Can You Help Us Identify Them? 

We must watch dozens of mudlarking videos every week but you guys are our favorite. Everyone needs something in their lives that brings them as much joy as you get in the tiniest pieces of history. You’re a pleasure to watch.

42:02 I just LOVE the way you two argue!! 🤣🤣 "I'm not giving your foot if you're not giving me my hand!" Best fight ever! 🤣

It always makes me smile when Sunny decides to join in. Well done gals!

Kate’s smile melts this old granny’s heart. That appears to be a vintage Jantzen diving woman brooch.Representing Jantzen swimwear. I am a little under the weather, cat purrs are so comforting

Fleur, that small flattened bottle you found could be used as a "hot water bottle" in the Doll's house 🏠😀 in case the "nurse" doll needs to tend to Bitsy if she develops a sore back!!

Methinks I must mention that wise Mrs and eager Miss meandering miles for minute mementos are most marvellous moments. 👍🏽

could you give another tour of your doll house? To see how its coming along! :)

I love the way you’ve given the watch chain a whole new life ♥️♥️♥️

You catch some of life’s simplest moments and make them very special, through the camera, thanks.

How about placing some of your thames garnets onto the swimming brooch and put a new pin on the back. Making it truly a thames brooch.

The clip-on earring looks like a small handheld mirror. If you put foil where the central stone would have been it would fit in your dol's house.

You two had me laughing about the hand and the foot wearing a sandle!🤣

Modulator and hf stage are parts of a radio transmitter- hf stands for high (I.e. radio) frequency. Probably off a naval or military wireless transmitter 🙂👍

*Side note: I love your cat, what a big purr box lol!

The Godesses do it again. Some incredibly interesting finds. I felt transported to the WW1 Era somehow. A battle of creation culminating in a fantastic video. Thank you.

Kate loving the cuffs of your sweater. Very lacy and delicate.

I totally agree with Kentucky Lady. When my sister and I were little we had one piece bathing suits that had the Jantzen diving lady logo sewn on the hip. We thought we were the stuff...roughly 1960. Another wonderful video...thanks...will miss you next week, but so understand. Love Sunny's purr!

I love your relationship. And the small shots of nature with the quiet music

I am amazed at how your cat never knocks you things over or off the table!!

Using the resin for your necklace was a clever idea Kate, well done. Enjoy your trip and stay safe. The bottles you found Fleur were interesting, particularly the long round one. Looking forward to your next video as always. Sue and Ian, Australia

You guys are such a joy to watch! Wish I lived in a more historic place like so I could enjoy the finds that you find. I have always been a treasure hunter, but little to find in California! Most of my finds are not that old, darn I want to visit you guys!

Kate, your jewelry creations are beautiful! Love hearing Sunny!

And, the Purr box makes his/her appearance!! The End!

Who else finds the chosen music very relaxing…and fitting? Congratulations on your ability to continually up your production value…you get better all the time!

I loved this video, your finds, and the gorgeous jewelry. But my most favorite part was the photography in the intro, the bubbling water was beautiful. Be safe you, two.

Your jewelry makings are beautiful. I love that they still look rustic. I have never worked with resin and would love to try it someday.

That diving lady is beautiful!! 💗👋🏼🌳🍄🌻

Interesting metal finds this week (or last week or the week before LOL). And cool efforts w/ the jewelry too! Sunny Cat's amazing purrrrr has my girl Sarah Jane mesmerized (I think she's in love-- or maybe alarmed at the invisible Big Cat intruder into our den ; ) Safe travels Kate- and we'll see you week after next-- and Cheers from Maine!

Shadow boxes are great for displaying coins, really anything that you can get in a shadow box. Like Sarah, made on her last craft video.

The garnet and star ⭐️ necklace is beautiful! ♥️🥰♥️

What is amazing about your pennies is how very large they are! Almost the size of our 50 cent piece (half dollar coin)!!

You're jewellery pieces are so lovely & clever Kate! My mind is racing ahead of you 2 as you reveal your finds, to think of how they could be incorporated into the Dolls House 😊. You both have wonderful imaginations. XO

Nice group of finds! The frame for the necklace Kate made looks like it came from a mourning brooch that would have held hair, probably Georgian. You showed great ingenuity in turning it into a necklace that aklso includes mudlarking finds!

Wonderful thank you both, oh and Sunny I enjoyed the purring 🐈‍⬛😌. Have a safe trip Kate and I shall enjoy going back watching some of your older videos next week🙂

Metal day😀 so many little things, unbelieveble. The chain and the pendants look very pretty👍👍👍

One of my favorite larks lately- I don’t know why. I love the little necklace you made!

The swimmer is a lovely find.😀

some great finds ladies :0) with the bullets / cartridge cases you have the cartridge cases and at 32:53 the bottom of the case has a small dimple that's the percussion cap which helps ignite the cordite which in turn fire's out the bullet through the barrel, they look like 303's and the small one poss 22. thank you for taking us and looking forward to the next one :0)

Lovely finds, and the girl diving is one of your best ever, what a beautiful thing. All those little insignificant bits of metal are amazing when you put them all together, perfect art. Thanks for another great mudlark.

Modulator HF likely stands for High Frequency. A modulator could be part of a radio. Early Radios were HF only, then VHF (Very High Frequency) was developed, the UHF (Ultra High Frequency), then Microwave Frequencies. Early radios would be HF, as would be military radios, ship radios, aircraft radio, amateur radio, etc.

Your videos are so fun and joyful. They never fail to put a smile on my face! Well done, Ladies!

My favorites were, the swimming lady, kind of reminded me of the lady who swam the English channel. { my mind will not give her name} I know it was just jewelry though. I also loved the little, long clear bottle, so cute. It's so fun to watch each piece you find, you never know what is next. You will surely be missed next week, but every one has to take time off. Have a good week, and tell Oscar we miss him.

I love when you go to the Thames or anywhere there is water! The shots you show us of your landscape are just magnificent 👌✨. Thank 😊 you!!

Your necklaces look great and the tarnish tells the story that it isn't new it is found and it is history from hundreds to thousands of years ago good job Ladies very good video

Good Day, Ladies. I am surprised at the amount of goodies Metal Beach continues to gift you with. Loved the swimming gal the most. I was thinking she may have been an aerialist/trapeze artist at a circus (very popular in the era of the 1920s), as she looked like she was holding on to something? Fleur, The small glass rod you left behind may have worked well to build a hanging lamp for the doll's house? Looking Forward to seeing you two Lady Larkers, as well as Sunny on the next video. Purr .... : )

That little squashed bottle would make a lovely brooch !😀

Wonderful finds! I love your jewelry!! You shall be missed but enjoy your time off. We will be here when you return♡

Lovely video. The necklace made by Kate is so nice, love it. Neat finds, love Sunny cats purrs ❤️🥰🐈‍⬛

I like the clear resin star, I would buy one!🙂 Will you re-open your store? Great finds, see ya in 2 weeks!

My father was a radio operator on an American Navy ship during WWII (but in the Pacific) and that HF plate reminded me of his later amateur radio equipment from his home radio room. Thank you so much for these videos. Really treasured nostalgic memories!

Fascinating finds Ladies, I love the Deco brooch! Wherever you are going Kate I hope it's somewhere nice and you have fun. See you in two weeks 😀 x

Hope ypu have a top weekend and stay safe out there cracking job as allways really injoy catching up on your videos and as I allways say see you at the next 👍 👍

I think it must be a universal response to the little critters such as crabs,lizards,frogs, and the like… my children find it hilarious to hear my squeal.😂

Fleur, you were the coin queen in the beginning!

Love the diving lady,and definitely make a mould out of her,think of all the jewellery you can make from one mould,stunning

Your necklace is lovely Kate! I'd proudly wear it. Flure I see the hand! I could spend the day at that beach collecting treasures! We'll miss you next week I look forward to all your videos. Miss Oscar's sweet face. Michigan fan 🐦🌻🇺🇸

You had lots of nice finds along the Thames. You could say that with the 1 franc coin, you found gold, well gold colour haha. Love the diving lady brooch. I would say If it's from a shotgun, it's a cartridge and from a bullet, it's a casing. Have a great week away Kate, and see you on your return. Thank you

Love the diving lady. The necklace you made Kate, is beautiful! Lots of neat finds!!❤❤

Metal metal everywhere. What an interesting place!

Oh I love the swimmers brooch! I am crazy about the 1920 flapper era!🤩

HF could mean "High Frequency" possibly from a radio or something... Perhaps you could try attaching one of the paste gems you two have found onto the clip on earring? Would be great to re-set little glass gems into the earring and the swimmer brooch as a project. That use of the pocket watch chain is genius! More great finds ladies! I also love those little crinoid resin creations!

Ladies I just watch your channel over and over and still see new treasures every time .love from the US

The clip earring would make a lovely little fancy mirror for the doll house. And the wee flattened bottle would make such a lovely pendant! 😊💙 Love the star & garnet necklace you made. Beautiful 💙

Enjoy your trip Kate and hello sonny love hearing you purr it’s a lovely sound . Great video keep up the good work see you both in a week stay safe and well xxx

Loving the jewellery Kate they look great. :)

The pilgrim badge could be the foot of Mercury in a sandal and have a connection with the post office.

Love the jewelry! Be safe on your trip.

Your finds are cartridge cases - these contained a percussion cap (in the centre, with a dimple caused by the firing pin) and the explosive propellant, usually cordite. The actual bullet was the pointy bit which was a press-fit in the open end of the cartridge case - the exploding cordite pushed the bullet up the barrel of the gun at tremendous speed, and the spent cartridge case was then ejected from the breech. A complete unit of cartridge case and contents, with the bullet, is called a round - complete rounds seem to come out of the Thames quite frequently, judging by the mudlarking videos I have seen. Complete rounds should be treated with respect as they are still live, although probably won't fire if they've been underwater for any length of time. Hope this is helpful.

I love your channel! Watching you reminds me of spending time with my mom. She died in 2016 after a short illness. She was my best friend. We had many adventures together. Cherish the time you spend together and tell each other how much you love the other, our time on this earth is so fleeting. I wish you peace and love!❤🌹❤

The jewelry is beautiful be proud of what you make everyone have there own style 😀😀

Love me some Sunny purrs! Safe travels!

The wee one is a .22 caliber blank. Those are shell casings. Have you tried rubbing chalk into the stamped printing of your finds? You can lightly rub chalk over the printing then gently wipe off the area not printed

I love watching Sunny. He has to be in the middle of everything just like my 2 cats. As far as the hand and the sandal....you're both 🤪 in a good way. Thanks for another great video!

The glass rod you discarded, I think it was a perfume dabber. Great video ladies.

Kate your mystery item looks like it has a small hand on the bow shaped item on the right of it! Only as you tipped it and the light caught it!

key hole cover,make a mould and then lots of resin pendants,that is cool,such a lot of history

Katie - could you have the brooch plated in part/gold and repaired at the jewellers? It's so precious as are all of the finds.

Allow your finds are so very interesting. Even those that I have no idea what they are, sometimes they are the best. You are both wonderful and the jewelry is lovely! Please stay safe and be careful! ❤

Love what you did with the fob watch chain, very clever and handy to look closely at your finds

Love the jewellery you have made Kate.

Awesome finds Ladies.

Have a good trip Kate have a great time. Awesome finds and a great video too. Love your purrs Sunny, please give him a scratch behind the ears for me. Take care, stay safe and well and see you when you get back. Awesomeness 👏👏👏👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗

I had to laugh over your debate over the hand with the lantern and the foot with the sandal. I can see both of your arguments, and I can also see them as chance shapes. Hopefully you'll find pictures online that prove you both right. I love the jewelry pieces with the star crinoids. And hello Sunny cat.

44:00 Oh that is LoVeLy!!!😻

Have some fun and do something completely different during your time away!

Have a great trip Kate. Thank you for the lovely video.

Your jewellery is lovely ; ) ' I'm allergic to metals apart from stainless steel and surgical steel . Used to do a lot with macrame because of it . I have drawers full haha . May do a retrospective at some time of my crafts and art . Love love love the magnifying glass ; I have a small jewellers loop slung round my neck most days ; every days an agate day at the moment . The irony is I am a jewellers grand daughter .

I collected foreign coins as I worked with phone coin boxes and often got foreign coins in it. I was going to display it on a coffee table on which I was going to add a lip and put glass over, for the inside I was going to use velvet , then put the coins on it. I never got to do it as I lost my original colllection. I have foreign coins now but nowhere near what I had then.

It's a hand holding a clay pipe! And it's a bird clinging to a branch! (100% guesswork, haha!). Gosh that Diving Belle is a magnificent find!

You could use the tops of the tubes, like a toothpaste tube, to make a hanging dollhouse lamp. The flat round piece would be the lampshade. What you are finding are cartridges, not bullets. The second one did not have a piece of a bullet in it. The bullets are missing. They have been fired.The bullets are at the opposite end of the cartridge from the round end parts you are finding.

What Fabolous finds you found always enjoy watching your excitement

Another wonderful adventure! The necklaces are lovely! Please sell some in your Etsy shop!

I totally see your hand holding a torch. I can say that you have convinced me. As for the foot/leg I have to get a magnifying glass because my eyes are old. I hope that you are both right.

What you have found is called a casing. It is where the gunpowder is held, with a bullet crimped into the open end. The casing is usually made of brass, though sometimes steel. A good way to remember what it is called is that it “encases” the powder (referred to as a propellant), making it a casing. The end, where the writing often is when you find them, is where the firing pin of a gun or rifle (there’s a difference, but that’s a lesson for another day!) will strike to cause a spark to detonate inside the casing to ignite the powder, and is call a primer. The powder explodes, and causes the bullet to become dislodged and the velocity of the explosion makes the bullet fly down the path of least resistance, which happens to be the barrel of the firearm. The bullet itself is made of lead, and being a relatively soft metal will “spread” when it hits an object. Once a bullet is shot, the casing is referred to as a “spent casing”. The letters and numbers on the casing are usually a maker’s mark (Smith and Wesson or Remington for example), and the caliber of the round (in essence, the measurement of the bullet). Some manufacturers now put the grains on it as well, which is the measure of gunpowder in the casing… the more powder, the faster the velocity of the bullet and further it will travel, with less arc as gravity causes it to fall toward the ground as it travels. I wish I could draw a picture for you with the parts of the round, but here’s a bulleted (pun intended) list: entire unit: Round Part that holds powder: Casing. After being shot: spent casing Part that flies (projectile): Bullet Hope this helps! Keep the videos coming! They are a huge highlight of the week for me, and so many of us! Best wishes to you all!! Colleen

Definitely a foot/sandal Kate. Beautiful pendant too ❤️ xx

It's not a mudlarking roundup without a kitty.♡

I love the necklace nice fossil and you're very creative with it

I think that little thing is a foot. I enjoy seeing and hearing your cat purr.

I love the necklace pendants that you’ve made! Love watching you two. It’s such a joy!

Wonderful finds! I think the lid you found is a pill box backing, possibly aspirin . Love the necklace you made! It makes me smile hearing you and mum bantering back n forth over a hand and foot! lol