Excellent hunt and video David. Many thanks 👍. Reckon that your last big teardrop shaped piece of lead is a palm guard, used to stop impairing your palm with a needle when stitching up sacks in the field.....cheers
Very Good, I like the way you don't stuff around when you find something of interest but when you get home you clean and explain what you have found, well done
Very interesting finds. Think youve got a good site there. The teardrop shaped lead people used to put them into the palm of their hands when sewing to push the needle into leather etc.
I wonder whether flying a drone just above the surface with a detector ring attached to the underneath would help speed the whole process of finding things up. Once the drone finds a bleep it could remain hovering over the place till that speck is marked with a stick then the drone could move on to the next bleep and once you have say 20 or 30 marked out then you can start searching each position.
@@arcadia449 There is always room for improvement ;) Who knows what the future will bring. That's one of the great things of this hobby. You never know what it is you will find.
I didn't know that about washing lead...ty for that and after watching so many vids about detecting over there... I've decided to start calling England the "Isle of Thimbles" :-)
Must've been a common thing to carry around; you wouldn't think it but I suppose it isn't really a surprise either. The great majority of people weren't out buying clothes in those days.
Never heard of an ampular, (phonetic spelling) thank you for such an interesting video. I am intrigued by all the wonderful history lessons I learn by watching metal detecting videos. In America we are not taught about all the history over there!
The ampulla would have been bought by a medieval pilgrim from one of the many shrines around the country. It would have contained blessed (Holy) water, which the pilgrim would take home with him and sprinkled on the field in the hope it would yield a health crop the next harvest.
He pronounces it as "ampular" because of his accent, as an American you would say ampule. There is no r in the multiple spellings of this word. The English and Australians often pronounce the "a" sound at the end of a word as an "r" sound depending on the region in which they grew up. So fascinating listening to people speak! My mother-in-law is called Edner by her English friend instead of Edna. :)
Incredible.. to me that is really cool that you could find anything from the Middle Ages because I am in America and we cannot boast findings from the Middle Ages for the most part
David, I have viewed four of your videos today and twice you forgot the probe, once the battery was dead and then you could not find the probe...you are experienced, make a list before you leave, lol
I keep it in my pocket at all times now. I use two different detector bags and sometimes I forget to take the probe out of the last one I used. Old age, eh?
Excellent hunt and video David. Many thanks 👍. Reckon that your last big teardrop shaped piece of lead is a palm guard, used to stop impairing your palm with a needle when stitching up sacks in the field.....cheers
Most interesting? I think you may be right.
Very Good, I like the way you don't stuff around when you find something of interest but when you get home you clean and explain what you have found, well done
I do try and explain what these objects are. You are an ex-matelot too, eh?
Yes Mate, RAN 1968-76
Really good job, enjoyed it keep up the videos love to see the country. Very interesting .Cynthia Jenkins
Thank you.
Very interesting finds. Think youve got a good site there. The teardrop shaped lead people used to put them into the palm of their hands when sewing to push the needle into leather etc.
That's right. We're finding quite a few on the site we're currently doing also.
Superb video David. Great filming, lovely finds and excellent commentary.
Thanks for sharing,
Nick & Julie Argent.
must be so hard walking thru those clumps! exciting finds. loved the thimble and the little cloak pin!
I rarely detect on heavy ploughed soil. To risky for spraining ankles...lol. But this site has yielded so many good finds we felt it was necessary.
Nice hunt some cracking finds keep up the good work
Cheers
Alex
Great video, you explain the origin and history of your finds,great work
great video and some very interesting finds , thanks for sharing.
Enjoyed the video Dave some nice finds there
excellent hunting! some cool finds buddy!
Great video! Your knowledge is impressive!
Thank you.
Very enjoyable to watch. Thank you!
Thank you.
good site nice format
I'll name that tune in 3 :))Great hunt.
I wonder whether flying a drone just above the surface with a detector ring attached to the underneath would help speed the whole process of finding things up. Once the drone finds a bleep it could remain hovering over the place till that speck is marked with a stick then the drone could move on to the next bleep and once you have say 20 or 30 marked out then you can start searching each position.
That might happen one day, you never know?
It's always grest when you find stuff in situ :D The ampula is somthing I hope to find eventually as well. Thanks for the video :D
I've only ever found three ampulae.
@@arcadia449 There is always room for improvement ;) Who knows what the future will bring. That's one of the great things of this hobby. You never know what it is you will find.
@@martinwol7507 That's what drives me.
Great upload, I learn something new everyday. Thanks & best wishes 👍
Thanks. I've learned a lot over the forty years I've been detecting.
Maybe that "Medieval Buckle" is really a Medieval Pull Tab.LOL. At 9:42
Ha ha..yep, maybe?
I didn't know that about washing lead...ty for that and after watching so many vids about detecting over there... I've decided to start calling England the "Isle of Thimbles" :-)
Must've been a common thing to carry around; you wouldn't think it but I suppose it isn't really a surprise either. The great majority of people weren't out buying clothes in those days.
What metal are the thimbles made out of?
Bronze.
Great Video 👍👍👍
Thank you.
Never heard of an ampular, (phonetic spelling) thank you for such an interesting video. I am intrigued by all the wonderful history lessons I learn by watching metal detecting videos. In America we are not taught about all the history over there!
The ampulla would have been bought by a medieval pilgrim from one of the many shrines around the country. It would have contained blessed (Holy) water, which the pilgrim would take home with him and sprinkled on the field in the hope it would yield a health crop the next harvest.
He pronounces it as "ampular" because of his accent, as an American you would say ampule. There is no r in the multiple spellings of this word. The English and Australians often pronounce the "a" sound at the end of a word as an "r" sound depending on the region in which they grew up. So fascinating listening to people speak! My mother-in-law is called Edner by her English friend instead of Edna. :)
The singular is spelt 'Ampulla' the plural is 'Ampullae'
Thanks Stefanie. Yes it is spelt 'Ampulla' and the plural is 'Ampullae'.
www.johnwinter.net/jw/2016/02/the-pilgrims-ampulla/
Incredible.. to me that is really cool that you could find anything from the Middle Ages because I am in America and we cannot boast findings from the Middle Ages for the most part
We almost take it for granted. We are lucky to have so much history on our doorstep.
david what setting do you use on that thanks for sharing
I always use my Minelab on 'All Metal' setting. I only use 'Disc' if contamination levels rise.
Teardrop shaped lead - Nice palm guard! :)
They were used to contain holy water.
No silly! The solid tear shaped lump of lead is a palm guard used to protect the palm when working with leather etc. Nice ampullae.
Get you now...lol. Yes I know what you mean.
check if there are any coins inside the ampula
That's a good idea?
Just think how much you would find if you detected near the ground !!!
thimble great, what story dwells there in.
Every find has a story to tell.
David, I have viewed four of your videos today and twice you forgot the probe, once the battery was dead and then you could not find the probe...you are experienced, make a list before you leave, lol
I keep it in my pocket at all times now. I use two different detector bags and sometimes I forget to take the probe out of the last one I used. Old age, eh?
why didnt you keep the aluminium and throw it in the bin , just like the lead you might dig it up again one day .
We usually put it on the edge of the field so that we don't keep digging it up. Large pieces of lead we take home and take to a scrap merchant.
You should wear some gloves@ thankfully you know what you are looking at lol keep up the good work
I do wear gloves most of the time.
His breathing sounds like he has COPD. I'd recommend seeing a doctor.