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In #WomensHistoryMonth (which is every month as far as Iโ€™m concerned but, still, hashtags etc etc) Iโ€™m highlighting some Thames Foreshore mudlarked finds that have links to women who either worked on the river or whose forgotten stories are told through these artefacts #mudlark
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โ€ข a handful of mostly Tudor-era, poss later, aglets. These were made of copper alloy, or silver/gold for high status people, some beautifully decorated, and protected the ends of cord or lace. We still use them, thoโ€™ plastic, on our shoe laces 2/
- aglets cont. Women were involved both in aglet-making workshops and records from their Guild show that some of them ran aglet workshops if inherited from a husband.

โ€ข a 15th/16th century Pinnerโ€™s Bone, or Pinholder, found by me on the Thames last month, a dream find 3/
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Back to the river this morning, star find of the day was this domino/gaming token. Fashioned from the thinnest sliver of bone, difficult to age, perhaps a hundred years old or even more. Might have been lost from a local gambling den but today itโ€™s coming home with me #mudlark
Here it is, front and back. Tossed about in the Thames for at least a century, possibly more, the bone carved by the steadiest of hands.
Also, lovely to meet @__ChrisMorris__ today & indict him into the ways of the Thames Foreshore. His first find of the day was this glass 18th C trade bead that hides a dark history. If youโ€™d like to start mudlarking, like Chris, you must have a permit from the @LondonPortAuth
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