Mudlarks ...

[Griffin]

Is there any mudlarks that use this forum if they are would
you be so kind as to give us a list of what machines are successful
on the thames foreshore.

[pasttarg]

if u do a search its been well discussed .
old hands use the compass 77b for 30 odd years if they still work

[Fusion]

Search the forum, like this:
http://www.metaldetectingforum.co.uk/se ... =thames%2A

Example:
http://www.metaldetectingforum.co.uk/vi ... 42&t=68965

[pasttarg]

thames is a worst case scenario as metal rubbish of every description has been chucked in for aeons .ring pulls and bottle tops by the zillion and screws bolts nuts and washers and rivets in all metals inc copper and brass from old boats thru the centuries ,and tiny flecks of rusty metal no bigger than a airgun pellet.
its all there to keep you busy .
thats why mudlarks always used sieves as well in all sizes from small garden to bread basket sized

i have found about 6 gold items not using a machine just eyes

[brentwoodmudlark]

I'm a mudlark on the Thames. I use a Laser Thames Scout with a 4 inch coil. As already said, it's a hard place to search but it gets easier with experience and once you find the less trashy places the finds keep coming. I've had several good finds with the detector, however saying this I mainly search eyes only.

mike

[Rivers rat]

Talking about that just bought a sieve ................i found few gold items eyes only 7 or 8 but on the same spot i found more than 10 gold rings god knows why..............as Targets say full of all kind of particules of non and ferrous ,the other day in cannon street i did have a constant threshold due to the 1000s of lead bits in the soil


RR

[pasttarg]

that area under and near cannon street station was dug to around 7 feet deep back in the 80s and sieved and tekted and all the spoil put back in the hole ,after the finds were removed.
a spectacular purse frame now in the BM was dug from there .

http://www.artfund.org/supporting-museu ... val-french" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

the bloke who found it and sold it for 300 quid without declaring it to the museum was chucked out of the society

[Griffin]

I hear what you are saying but 90% of finds in the museum re bought
cheaply from treasure hunters. Is that any different ??

[lord lovell]

reading these comments i so got to get o the thames gold eyes only decent finds

[pasttarg]

I hear what you are saying but 90% of finds in the museum re bought
cheaply from treasure hunters. Is that any different ??

a lot of finds were donated as well to the london museum ,i cant say what prices they sold for

[Rivers rat]

Afternoon here is 2 hours yesterday with a seeve and a trowel and i found the 2 pieces of gold on top of the picture(earings),no detector pick up those targets before .



RR

[liamnolan]

Bringing an old topic to life with a link from the BBC News this morning about the Mudlarks, or rather just a few of them and some lovely pictures. My business takes me down towards the East End now and then and just gazing out over the Thames at low tide is wonderful - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39365669" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Liam

[Pastmember01]

I spent a few hours at Putney and although there's plenty of stuff there was nothing I wanted to bring home. The two unremarkable pipe bowls I left for someone else to find. Mind you, I could have rebuilt a horse. At one point I started inspecting and measuring some bone to be sure of what I'd found, or hopefully not found. This was opposite where they found the shell that hit the news before the Uni boat race.
Spoke to a couple of guys and it was obvious they thought better of getting the new permit. I can't see it being enforced but you never know.
I did consider taking a detector but with my smallest coil of 8" I thought I would be in for an ear bashing so did eyes only. To be honest I was just happy wandering along and any decent finds would have been a bonus.

[fred]

I fairly often spend a morning on the Thames. You have to choose your spot but my Explorer II with a 4" coil is pretty good once you know what to listen for.

[beaubrummell]

This article is on today's BBC website.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39365669" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;