Can YOU see a FACE in this medieval token? Plus stunning gems found Mudlarking London

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Can YOU see a FACE in this medieval token? Plus stunning gems found Mudlarking London

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2 жыл бұрын

Join Si and the mud crew as they scour the River Thames for anything old and interesting. Si finds a load of medieval traders' token that reveal a creepy face! But what do you think? He then recreates his own ones... For more muddy madness CLICK HERE • GUNS, SWORDS and WW2 r...
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@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

⭐Congratulations to the winners ⭐email Sifinds@outlook.com and I will send out your prizes. For more muddy madness CLICK HERE kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNeSq8SDydPeoJs.html 😊👍🏻👣🧡

@kinskifilms 2 жыл бұрын

I will be on the foreshore tomorrow doing some eyes-only pedestrian mudlarking in trainers. Then, beers. Then, East Side Tattoo Studio in Shoreditch. Then, beers. This is my 13th trip to this city in 8 years and I love it more every time I'm here. Why is it so hard for American living in the Netherlands to get a visa! (you know any single ladies desperate to get married to a 6' 3" bearded menace?)

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

@@kinskifilms haha you don’t wanna get married son

@aengusmacnaughton1375 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sifinds -- Hey! I've been married (and divorced) two times! It's not terrible.... Well, sometimes it can be.... 🙂

@VenusDeMilitant 2 жыл бұрын

The Victor Meldrew comment made me laugh coffee out my nose.

@waynefinnicumbb7218 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are simply fascinating. I recently bought a metal detector to use when it gets warmer here. I'll be hitting the Ohio River banks, but don't expect to find much but garbage, beer cans, probably drug needles, stuff like that. The lead trade tokens you found, are they English? And what year do you think they may be from and the values?

@northernflicker6590 2 жыл бұрын

‘Hawk eye Si” is what you should be called. You have an innate ability to find the smallest artifacts with huge significance. Well done! What an enjoyable adventure you took us all on.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

@momof2n8993 2 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy watching your adventures into the muck. Seeing all the treasures you unearth.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

@michellewilsdon294 2 жыл бұрын

Tokens of your deep Mud Love....good to see you all on the Sunny Thames, and that your videos are 'pet friendly' ... super Sunday to you !

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

@tammaragill9347 2 жыл бұрын

You have such an AH-MAZING creative mind. Making your own trader tokens BRILLIANT! I like them all.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tam 👍🏻🐾🧡

@corbinbacon9043 2 жыл бұрын

How could you call that Cheshire cat grin "an ugly mug" lol. I enjoy Matt's energy in these videos. ☺️

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

haha, you should hear what he calls me off camera!

@MsThylacine 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Si, i am a Trade Bead Collector and Seller. Your friend is partially correct that the cobalt blue donut bead @15:06 is "African, Dogon". However these are annular, wound, Antique German Trade Beads (I believe once called Dutch before more Research showed German in origin if I'm not mistaken), from the African Trade , "Trade Beads" that were/are worn by the Dogan Peoples of Mali, Africa. These are late 19th Century. They are also found in green and clear. New reproductions are also made. Love your Explores and Finds! Thanks!

@bonnerdebbie 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Si, 5 tokens in one outing is awesome. Your donut bead is beautiful and I love your copper tokens, they turned out great. Thanks, have a great week.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

@jillmoorhouse8888 2 жыл бұрын

Love how your homemade tokens turned out.Congrats to the competition winners.

@McChrister 2 жыл бұрын

That dog is sooo funny! The way he looks at you with anticipation in his eyes before you throw the ball is priceless!🎾😂 Great finds again Si….! Blessings and good luck send to you from Canada🙏🏼🍀👋🏼🇨🇦

@yvonnepagan9912 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Si, and congrats to Darcy and Sandy. Another lovely mudlark video you’ve shared with your fans. I thought the pink stones looked a bit rough around the edges and a strange colour to be rubies. But I’m not an expert by any means. Some days you get lots of pipes, others, pins, others marbles and today was a lead token day. Well done to all. Matt looked quite distinguished in his glasses, even if in old togs! I looked and looked at that token you thought was a bloke with goatee etc. I could only see a turtle and a long necked bird if held at a ninety degree angle. I doubt that there was either, but I tried. Very interesting making your own tokens. The big blow torch seemed a bit of overkill for such delicate pieces. The first was the best result, so get some more gas for the little torch next time. I’ll bet they’ll sell for a pretty penny with all the shopping you have to do for the requirements! But well worth it. Keep doing what you’re doing mate. We love it!❤️🦘

@lorienray6216 2 жыл бұрын

I never laughed hard when the dog is suddenly there looking down saying geton with it, hahaha. Best laugh great finds

@daver8521 2 жыл бұрын

Some great finds, Si! Love the Irish penny!

@sisD 2 жыл бұрын

CONGRATS to the winners! 🌟 We’ll Si looks like it turned out to be a token day on the Thames! Nice crafting. You sure can come up with some brilliant crafts. Great video and day out. 🍀

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Sis!!

@cindinathans7590 2 жыл бұрын

I would slipping that blue trade right onto my necklace. When I find “special” I slip them right on! 🥰. Great video!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work

@pamelaarana1942 2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to see you stamp siFinds on the back. They turned out beautiful!

@BMW7series251 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Si, love the handmade Tokens. Nice finds as well.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

@invokalink162 2 жыл бұрын

That's a jumping fish imho Si. Perhaps a fish mongers? Kinda looks like one of the symbols of the Brighton dolphins. Great vid mate, some amazing finds. Great creativity with the coins too. Might have a go. :)

@denisemessier2815 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful day on the river! Great finds! Enjoyed watching you craft with that copper clay. Can tell you’re an artist, made me laugh when you started to sketch the trowel on the clay. It’s my favorite one! Maybe some of the old ones are astrological signs. Thanks for sharing your journey and crafting with me.

@noraleestone2859 2 жыл бұрын

01:55 You're a good man, Simon, for throwing that ball for Poppy.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

That was one of about 500! lol

@noraleestone2859 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sifinds Yeah, I figured that. LOL

@robyntaylor7476 2 жыл бұрын

The brooch given away bought back huge memories. Local to me as a child was a factory which made those very brooches. They would be press cast then sent off to outworking to get the paste stones glued in. The basket of flowers and the peacocks were the most common.

@Zandain 2 жыл бұрын

I love the tokens! both the real ones and your's, Si 💙 Looks like you had a couple of few good days mud-larking w. friends! hello from Denmark 🌸❄

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Z

@Caitidid2 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful finds! That token is amazing! I'm in London for the first time and I swore I heard your voice asking passengers to remove their hats and scarves due to the speed of the trains passing by could blow them onto the tracks...

@annemoses9694 Жыл бұрын

I love the way you are absolutely dedicated to what you do

@jimchambers4961 2 жыл бұрын

What fun hunts. You sure Flo wasn’t with you for her ability to spot all those minute objects. Really interesting finds. 👍

@tmc0964 2 жыл бұрын

Great luck in the mud! Love your finds! That pipe in the beginning actually has TWO hearts! A larger one on top of the first heart. When I travel, I’ve always got my eye out for any natural materials that are heart shaped. My friends who travel outside the US I always tell them the ONLY thing I want it a heart shaped rock. So, I have one from Peru and Ireland. It’s great fun!! Congratulations to the winners!!!

@melodycampbell2266 2 жыл бұрын

It was nice to see your old friend back. He is looking well! Great finds by the way! I do not know how you do it!

@elainedavies8485 2 жыл бұрын

What a great spot for finding all those trader's tokens ! Love your home grown ones too , very clever ! Thanks for sharing .

@tallboy3558 2 жыл бұрын

Hi si ; as regards the fossilised wood breaking up so you leave it ; I’m in dorset and we find fossils in shale ; most people leave them as they breakup , however if you are careful and can get them home I soak them in watered down water based varnish ; then let it dry they will stay together - I’ve got a large ammonite in shale which I’ve had for at least 25 years now 😊👍

@SnowPink90 3 ай бұрын

The winner of the beautiful pin is in the province next to ours (BC). Congratulations!!💃🏼💃🏼 You did great finding those tokens and I love the ones you made!! Did you ever find out if the rubies real or glass? They were such beautiful colours!! Thanks for a great video!!🌊🌊

@catepearce2138 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking us on your entertaining larks with your pals, I think you must have been a token magnet on your first lark. way to go... Well done with your replica tokens, they came up beautifully. Take care and have a great week.

@ediefolta9494 2 жыл бұрын

"Dombey and Son" is the name of a novel by Charles Dickens! Could that button be some kind of fanboy souvenir? "Dombey and Son is a novel by English author Charles Dickens. It follows the fortunes of a shipping firm owner, who is frustrated at the lack of a son to follow him in his footsteps; he initially rejects his daughter's love before eventually becoming reconciled with her before his death." -- wikipedia

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Thanks!

@catherinewilliams3850 2 жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed how mudlarkers find such tiny objects, very impressed with your copper clay tokens

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Cath

@susansfd3889 2 жыл бұрын

Carry a sandwich size ziplock with you for the old wood bits. Put in a bit of fresh water with a bit of pva glue. Then rub it down gently wit a bit more glue when you get home. Leave on a bit of wax paper with plastic wrap loosely on top in a location with out direct Sun. As it drys the glue will have soaked in and help stabilize the wood.

@egparis18 2 жыл бұрын

16:42 'Dombey and Son' is a novel by Charles Dickens.

@amiebashur9143 2 жыл бұрын

Awe the dog loves you! Loved watching you make the tokens! 🎉👏👏 to the winners!!

@EvilHag1 2 жыл бұрын

You should make impressions of some of the coins or bag seals you have found with the clay.

@drunkdunc8738 2 жыл бұрын

Not surprised the fossilised wood falls apart when you discover it …..it’s petrified ! 😲🍻

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@charlesperez9976 2 жыл бұрын

I just recieved some of your finds,nice bottles,a stoneware piece,very cool,so thanks,and I will give a positive Etsy review for sure! I have also purchased from Mudpies,they re purpose the most amazing items. And Belived Nicola,she sent me,amongst other things,like pipes,an incredible Codd bottle. It is shockingly beautiful,and I am honored to own it. Regarding token casting: Consider zinc,American 1 cent pieces can be melted on the stovetop,just a bit of copper slag needs to be removed from the top,I use a fork that just gathers it up. One downside,the molten metal kills the mold,so they are one-time only castings,you have to remove the clay mold away,but worth it,like lost wax casting! Anyway,thanks for your videos,they are SUPER

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Charles 👍🏻🐾🧡

@annettewalter2273 2 жыл бұрын

Your moulds were fantastic. Clever 👏👏

@BertHebb 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best episodes ever mate… Wow! Love the tokens.. Hope to see you soon Bert 🙏🙏🙏

@chrisdarbes8988 2 жыл бұрын

Great one this go round Si ,very cool tokens indeed ,I see not a face ,but a mermaid swimming

@kathykuecker 2 жыл бұрын

Dombey and Son button makes me wonder if Dickens based his novel on them, or was inspired by the name.

@shakascloset1700 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love watching your videos every Sunday morning before I start the day. 👍

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

@missycostello9224 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Handsome Matt. Good to see you. Really enjoy watching Sci, great job 👍😘😎

@helenburke9507 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. History in the making!!! Thank You

@globalheart 2 жыл бұрын

It's a Bird! No wait, it's a Mermaid!! ...dunno !!!!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

haha

@larkdavis6041 2 жыл бұрын

Si, I'm always amazed at all you do, although I don't know why after all this time 😉 Thanks so much for taking us along and watching in amazement at your talent!!!!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 👍🏻🐾🧡

@sarahyates6055 2 жыл бұрын

The art clays come in silver too. It’s pure silver which is purer than 925 so you can actually get it assayed. 50 grams actually goes a long way, you don’t need a lot and you’re best rolling it out to about 4mms thick. You heat it with the blow torch till it glows white hot then once it’s cooled you can burnish it and polish it. Give it a go!

@louisecon1664 9 ай бұрын

Hi si. Lived watching you make the tokens. Great job. Youre talented .As always enjoy your adventures finding luck in the muck. adventures.

@kristidavis9945 2 жыл бұрын

On the coins that are hard to make out do y’all ever use the rub technique? Where you put a piece of paper over it and rub the surface of the coin with a piece of chalk or coal pencil. It makes it so easier to make out.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes we do, helps to ID a find

@amandabell8827 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Si! The tokens turned out really well! 😀 x

@theresabraddock9310 Жыл бұрын

the inspired tokens came out beautifully! love the pretty ruby? gems! wonder what they fell out of!

@debbiejeanscott955 2 жыл бұрын

Love the crafting idea. Nice job.

@donnabrewer4971 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching you find such fascinating items on the foreshore. And I'm amazed at how "crafty" all of you are.

@jacobhosler1982 2 жыл бұрын

Cool little cannon wheel find. It's most likely a toy cannon wheel.

@aengusmacnaughton1375 2 жыл бұрын

That's really cool that the clay, once fired, really looks like copper. You could add details, and repairs, to some of your brass/copper finds using that clay.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

I could but it shrinks which makes things tricky

@aengusmacnaughton1375 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sifinds -- So I see a direct link now between these crafty items and some of the clay pieces of the past that you, and others, have rescued -- fingerprints! Your fingerprints are on the back of these tokens -- much like you all have found from the workers who crafted clay vessels long in the past. Cool!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

@@aengusmacnaughton1375 yes I noticed that too!

@aengusmacnaughton1375 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sifinds "I could but it shrinks which makes things tricky" -- Is that indeed what *SHE* said??? 🙂

@lisalorentz7919 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome episode! I always enjoy your history-inspired upcycles

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Lisa!

@DarkheartFDM 2 жыл бұрын

Another fab episode, love seeing your finds, and the things you make.

@goodpeople5676 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to the lucky winners 👏👏👏 Lovely findings and awesome crafting. Really enjoyed n learned from the lovely video. Would love to see some creativity with the stones / gems you find. With Love from SAM Guwahati Assam INDIA 🙏❤

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Sam. Keep on running 🏃🏿‍♂️

@jackyteague6509 2 жыл бұрын

Find your videos really interesting Si especially when you add extra info!! Good to see you crafting! Love the little "mudlark" tokens!

@rebeccajackson6225 2 жыл бұрын

Another great day to watch and I love the little tokens you made. Makes me want to get my clay out and try my own. Thanks again for keeping me company while I'm mostly home bound ☺️

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rebecca. Yes go get creative!!

@georgiapoints9905 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for showing us

@ladyoflimerick519 2 жыл бұрын

Sunday afternoon means a glass of crispy Chardonney, an Irish cheddar cheese and strawberry jam sammich and a delve into history with my favourite mudlarker. It really is a treat. Xx

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Delish!!

@piligarcia4771 Жыл бұрын

You could try putting the fossilized wood in resin and make a paperweight, don, t know if it is posible.

@alicial1239 2 жыл бұрын

So early on a Si-day!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

@angelamillard6418 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats to the winners! I love the copper clay! Definitely worth a try!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

@theeclecticthriftercrafter 2 жыл бұрын

A wonderful day. The tokens turned out well. I am going to try that metallic clay to make a few miniatures for my 1-12 scale build this spring. It is fun to watch it being used.

@patwithers1448 2 жыл бұрын

Love from the old lady in Texas USA may God bless you always and forever

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Pat!!

@conitorres9774 2 жыл бұрын

Those are nice tokens, and quite a few of them. The blue bead is so pretty. I like Matt’s key, and Nicks coin. Great finds. You are so artistic. Those tokens you made are great. That’s a really good copper clay. Congratulations to the winners 🎊🎉

@joanhuffman2166 2 жыл бұрын

When ceramics crack in firing, insufficient drying is the number one suspect.

@gaynor3976 2 жыл бұрын

Well done to the competition winners. Really loved your trader tokens you made Si, you're very good at crafting. Enjoyed the video and nice to see you foraging on the foreshore with Jules and the others. Have a good week ahead. Xxx

@normawinton6832 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe try baking the coins in the oven? Alot of great finds Si!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Not hot enough. But thanks for the suggestion

@aengusmacnaughton1375 2 жыл бұрын

"Passed the drop test." Another good "Ooops!" moment! Really look like copper!

@joellenmeek658 2 жыл бұрын

Great work on the copper coins. I loved that I could see your fingerprint on the back side. My favorite was the Tower Bridge.

@julietteneylon4243 2 жыл бұрын

I love how the pins you find still look sharp. Such a pretty blu ring bead as well.

@anthonyrodgers8233 2 жыл бұрын

Your creativity knows no bounds, Si! Your tokens are my new favorite thing after the teapot and cup nesting box. Cheers! X

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Aw thanks Ant!

@bkitteh6295 2 жыл бұрын

The tokens are beautiful, Si! It's amazing how you're able to evoke a whole idea that can be universally understood with just a few lines in the clay. Thanks for another great video. 👋🏼🙋🏽‍♀️✌🏽 Seattle (PS: If you make more, maybe do one of Poppie and another of Nellie? 😁)

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers. Yes great idea! 🐈 🐈‍⬛

@petrichor7121 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love those tokens and I think that was a great idea..! 😊 👍 Thanks for another great video and happy Sunday!

@CraigTom-so2vt 2 жыл бұрын

Afternoon si and all

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig!

@CraigTom-so2vt 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sifinds nice one mate another good video gutted I never got the marble chain but maby next time see ya next Sunday

@gabriellelish1564 2 жыл бұрын

Not a winner… cool video! So many traders tokens!!! Another great video!! Thank you Si!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Gigi x

@ChristopherCirillo 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the larks in the mud with you and your friends. All those trade tokens in the video were ultra fantastic and the Si-Finds tokens you created in their likeness were incredibly creative. Really enjoyed the video and the effort you put forth to produce it.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!

@mayhmmaydn 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely insane how larkers would give their eye tooth to find a token and you are picking them up left and right!!!

@catherinethompson2525 2 жыл бұрын

Great finds Poppy is so cute!!🐕🐕

@iaramayumi 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, Mr. Simon!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

@iaramayumi 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sifinds 🖐👍

@amymclaughlin7373 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Si, I always look forward to your videos on Sunday morning. Great as always and really like the traders' tokens. Nice job!

@wayneriches9596 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Si, nice work on the tokens. For my money, I reckon the one you thought was a head is a heron hunting. Maybe a pun on the owners name. Then again, who knows. 😁

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Good shout

@lisafarr2317 2 жыл бұрын

The tokens came out fantastic, your upcycling projects are great. Look forward to your vids every week

@janas7088 2 жыл бұрын

Great finds on the trader tokens Si. Beautiful shoe buckle Jules. Like the donut button. Awesome Irish coin.

@rogerdempsey7227 2 жыл бұрын

Again Simon awesome day love your video stay blessed and see you again on the next 👍🤩

@joharmon2148 Жыл бұрын

Your tokens came out fabulous!

@barbaracatalano6299 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love the copper tokens. Love the Pink Floyd shirt as well.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Barbs!

@lynettepacella9880 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Si! Nice tokens, yours and the ones you found! 💕💕WV🇺🇸

@nanetteconner7370 2 жыл бұрын

Nan from Florida: I love being with you thru video!!!❤️🥰

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Nan 👍🏻🐾🧡

@jujulionesselsa1416 2 жыл бұрын

Hi 🙋🏻‍♀️ Si and Jules and beautiful Poppy, 😍 It's fascinating how things always seem to cluster together, like everything more or less similar to each other. The sea glass is beautiful 😍 And the Ruby coloured stones are beautiful too. The lead tokens are each very unique. Your so talented Si with all your tideline art 🎨 especially your handmade tokens.

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@lindagomez3114 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Sunday Funday Si. We are still here across the pond. Going through a coin shortage so they say... Awesome finds!

@oaktree3 2 жыл бұрын

Love the creativity and how you connect to the crafters of the original artifacts!

@Sifinds 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 👍🏻🐾🧡

@underthesurface4435 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating finds, cool crafts, but the Pink Floyd shirt was the best. Cheers.

@t.t.5324 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see George, Poppy and Matt again.

@sarahyates6055 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot to say🤦‍♀️, if you get a playing card and lightly rub a tiny bit of olive oil over it then you can roll the clay out and cut out any shape you want then you get a thinner piece which fires better .