Treasure Hunting at Dead Horse Bay in New York - Mudlarking & History Hunting with
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มิ.ย. 2022
- The shores of Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn are scattered with forgotten treasures from the past. In May 2022 I went searching there with New York detectorist and History Hunter @IndianaTones and we found a variety of miscellaneous objects once owned by New Yorkers decades ago. One thing that struck me in particular during this outing, was the abundance of old toys that end up on the banks of Dead Horse Bay - very similar to the Thames. There's always something poignant about finding old toys - particularly when the children who played with them are almost certainly no longer with us. We also found a few objects which took some identifying! It's always fun to have some mystery finds.
Thank you to Louis DeFoe for taking me out on this beautiful misty day to Dead Horse Bay. Louis also searches for lost jewellery for people and then returns it to them.
Thank you for watching. Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video and do go on over to see Louis's channel. He has some great content.
Thank you.
Nicola
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I just got home from Hudson Yards in Manhattan. Couldn’t wait to catch this. Such a great production and detail to highlight this day. Thank you Nicola, I had a great day mudlarking New York City with you!
I subbed and what a great guy you are
Thanks Louis. It was a fab day. Dhb is a special place
@@pattyfarghaly1821 thank you Patty. Have a wonderful summer!
@@IndianaTones thank you . I know yours will be fabulous. Lot's of storms coming this summer they say.
all them bottles and broken insulators!
"PS8" is a school in Staten Island, the pin was a lapel pin from the 1920s or 1930s it was a Best Elementary Schools Award Badge. The school was established in 1915.
Thank you!
PS 8 is also a school in Brooklyn. (PS =Public School, and my initials!)
Hey. Hi Talbertsmom! It's me, Tracy, from Sarah and Mick's channel! ( :
@@patstats1 The school colors for Staten Island were the same as the pin, is also where I found the pin in a photo
That’s great! I was baptized across the street at St Clare’s. I’ll have to get footage of this place!
I wish I could see the UK Custom Officer's face when Nicola's luggage passes under the X ray machine....
I was thinking similarly - how does she explain away a pile of rusty junk! Reminds me of the old joke of the old chap crossing the border every day coming home from work, with a wheelbarrow full of horse muck. Finally, on his retirement day, the customs man asked - ok, tell me, what WERE you smugglng n that muck. The old chap replied - wheelbarrows!
9:00 - common tern
10:58 - laughing gull
15:47 - red wing blackbird
19:10 - spider crab
20:56 - brant geese
23:02 - semipalmated plover
I also saw a sandpiper at the end, I believe the bird with the reddish-purple head was a redpoll, and the yellow one was a warbler perhaps?
@@cyndicunanan400 A warbler, I'm not sure which. Redpolls breed in the far north, so maybe a purple finch. It's been too long since I really knew my northeast birds.
Thankyou for giving us the names of the birds. I was actually thinking while watching this that it would be cool to knowt which birds I was looking at. Cheers from Australia!
@@JonFrumTheFirst I live in Canada. We have redpolls here in winter. They’re quite lovely.
@@cyndicunanan400 Saw that little bird too, a Yellow Warbler...thought it was a Prothonotary Warbler but had red streaks on it's breast.
Horseshoe crabs are indeed, incredible . Their blood, which is blue , is unique in the animal kingdom and subject to much research .
So - all our 'elite' blue-bloods are really ancient crabs! :-)
They’re just really blue blooded lol
It sells upwards for $25,000 a quart. It's used in medicine for lukemia and other young childhood diseases. It gets it's blue color from the high amount of copper in it. Ironically some spiders have the blue blood also because they are related to spiders with 8 legs and everything. Right now only Florida allows licensing to harvest their blood. It take between 75 to 100 crabs to get a quart. The law only allows you to remove 33% of their blood while safe enough not to kill them. I guess if you wanted to be a poaching vampire you could hit that quart with 35 to 40 crabs then you put yourself out of business when you wipe out the species
Waffle away, waffle away. We love your waffling ways.
Yeah, they call those Lady Leg pocket knives. They were popular, they still make them. My grandma had a USN knife, fork, and spoon set that her brother brought back from the Navy after WW2. Those horseshoe crabs aren't in England only because the North Atlantic is too cold! There is no shortage of them here. The Gulf of Mexico is full of them! I guess it is an arthropod....older than dinos, dates back to almost the Cambrian and trilobite times
Those Mattel commercials were cool! I wish I could start over as a kid!👍😆🇺🇸🇬🇧!
My father in law has the US Navy spoon from Vietnam war. He took silver dollars and carefully tapped them into wedding rings from thier birth years.
@@constancemiller3753 Yeah, the used to take silver Canadian quarters and use a spoon to tap them into rings. I have seen rings made from the handles of silver spoons too.
@@justdustino1371
I gave my daughter a key holder made from the handle of a dinner fork on one of those strong rings. It looked to be made from the sort of flatware that used to be used in hotel dining rooms years ago. It has a nice pattern and shines nicely, but is meant to hold up to repeated use and hot water washing. I gave it to her when she got her license so it’s about 15 years old and she’s still using it!
Good to know, because I NEED one of those leg knives
PS 8 The schools in New York city were referred by number. Public School 8.
Would it have been given to all the kids or as a prize at awards day?
The ring's message, "if you don't open your eyes you won't see the forest for the trees".
Brilliant finds, Nicola. We’re Americans who were actually mudlarking the Thames that week when you were in NYC. (We love Britain and will be back!) Thank you for the continuous stream of fun and inspiring videos. Although we all love finding the rare and truly valuable treasures, your emphasis on the historical and artistic-as well as meeting other people-is what makes mudlarking and detecting so wonderful. Well-done!
How were you able to mudlark the Thames? Was it a tour?
I loved seeing the old TV commercials. The little girl in the one commercial was a very young Patty Duke.
Oh man, there is a lot of iron trash on the beach...makes me want to buy a humongous magnet and give it a gentle once over........So happy you were able to enjoy yourself while in New York. I think I'd be too overwhelmed by its size and hustle bustle to venture out. You are a brave lady. I'm sure the subway system there is nothing like the Tube in London. You go girl!
To me, the ring looks like it says "I see you" (I z yew). It looks like you had a great time! I went to Cape Cod once, and I brought home lots of little beach finds! [Edit: just to add, regarding the ring, Americans pronounce "zed" (the letter "z") as "zee", so that's why I think it means "see")]
yeah you could be right there are two eyes so it would be eyes z yew pronounced i see you eye szee yew
You couldn’t have found a better person to take you out. Indiana Tones is a such a great person he is a family man with 2 girls and a boy and a wonderful wife! He knows his history and is kind to all us newbies getting into the hobby.
Yes Louis is absolutely wonderful!
@@nicolawhitemudlark he helped me with information I live in east Texas and he lives in New Your and had has always helped answer my questions.
Waffling never, I could listen to Nicola all day long. Everything Nicola says is so informative on the many many finds ,she is a true Historian .
Yet another fascinating video on her New York adventures .the shots of nature are so artistic building up the atmosphere of the locations, yes one more Masterpiece videos of Tideline adventures .Thankyou so much for sharing this with us your myriad of fans
I agree!!
I wouldn't mind 's looking at her on the beach all day. She's not exactly tough on the eyes and the accent is a bonus. Next trip to the states I would invite her to check out some beaches in south Jersey loaded with history. I would bet 50 bucks there would be an entire horseshoe crab with the tail. And 0lenty of mother of pearl shells also
This is some of the best mudlarking I’ve ever seen in the United States!!!
Awesome
Great video! Loved how atmospheric that beach was. Highly recommend wrapping some hazard tape round your tools, so you can see them easily once you put them down…we have learnt from experience 😂 Sarah & Willie x
You have great videos as well! From a fan in Ontario Canada.
Hello, so happy you had a great time at Dead Horse Bay. I wanted to share that I used to live off the Indian River near Cocoa Beach/Merritt Island in Florida. We used to walk around along the shore line, find clams etc. One day my fiancé was stabbed by the barb of the horseshoe crab on the bottom of his foot on the heel. It got badly infected but happy to say it has totally HEALED. No pun intended. This happened many years ago. We learned after that to shuffle our feet when we walked so we didnt step on stingrays and those dinosaur crustacean. Love the videos and history lessons.
Yay, first! I've been waiting for this!!!
Wow Nicola! You have more than just the eye of a mudlark! 2:20 you saw a wild yellow bird in New York. THAT is an eye! Ive lived here 43 years and ive only seen Big Bird on a billboard!!! Cant wait to watch this!
That's too funny! :)
OM gosh, thank you for the trip down memory lane.... live the toys
A handsome red winged blackbird singing you his song.
I hope the US treated you well while you were here. You’re welcome back anytime !!
Eyez for you (yew)
Those commercials were fantastic and I laughed
Police badge? And the coin said Uncle Sam 1950… typing as I’m watching 🤪
I thought police badge as well!
Wow I really REALLY enjoyed this girl, Thank You so Much! Cheers xxx
The badge is for New York City Public School 8 (PS 8), the Emily Warren Roebling School. Emily was the wife of John Roebling, the designer and builder of the Brooklyn Bridge. When John died before the Bridge was finished, she took over and saw the project through to completion.
Put some luminous brightly coloured tape around your fork handle.
Such a great video, thank you!
Just getting started and that looks like a New York State Police badge at 7:45. You can definitely see the end of “POLICE” at the bottom and it looks like the insignia for New York State. I could be completely wrong, though. Just my best guess.
ETA: Now that I’ve finished watching, I see you’ve found that the badge is a toy.
Love your finds - I think you just have a special eye which you’ve sharpened over your time mudlarking. It’s amazing how much you can find that others would miss.
Scott is happy to know you love the horse shoe crabs
I love them! ❤️
Oh how lovely to see the Yellow Warbler at 2:20 !
Awesome day for you guys a special day for you young lady again awesome view of the new York 👍🛐
Awesome video! That black bird you saw was a red winged black bird. The males have beautiful red and yellow coloring on their wings when they fly :)
Spring time birds. They are among the first to arrive here in southern Ontario and have a distinctive song. Frequent marshy/wet areas and a delight to see when they arrive.
Around here Redwing Blackbirds are extremely territorial and will dive bomb you if you try to walk the walking path too close to their nesting area... very vicious birds. But pretty.
I never get bored of you or your waffle Nicola 😁❤
Watching with a good cup of Coffee this 🌄 morning
Nicola, your videos get more and more entertaining and interesting over time. Loved the old toy ads and if course the nature shots and the lovely music. 💝 Thanks so much!
Wonderful. Thanks Nicola.
I simply can't believe the amazing things you find Nicola. The glass marble, the locket, the pocket knife shaped like a lady's leg! So fun!
Great show , Loved the old commercials too .
Tidewater orphan. awesome. So much pollution on that island. Appalling. I would not think any guns found around there are toys. lol. Really nice seeing you mudlark in America. You have such a calmness around you Nicola. I really enjoy your videos. They are so peaceful and interesting.
Thank you ❤️
I was so surprised to see the title of this video of you being in New York last year !!! That's wonderful that you come to our country the USA !!! Have you ever been to NC, you would love our coast & our favorite thing to collect off the beaches 🏖️ is seaglass of all shapes & colors & they are beautiful !!! There's other treasures to find also. Awesome you found a horseshoe crab. My daughter & I have touched a live one at our Nature Center in Asheville, NC & the animal person turned it over so we could see all it's little short legs & told us to feel of the legs & their legs were moving the whole time & we did & it tickles your fingers & hands 😅 !!! I think 🤔 that they look like an old army 🪖 helmet !!! You found a lot of interesting things Nicola & your friend too !!! Enjoyed your video very much !!! ❤️🙂
Terrific finds Nicola, glad you got to meet the gang. So nice having you here in the states👋👍
Great video... sad in a way as well. We're looking at the results of a few hundred years of human presence. Apparently the generation before ours left behind a lot of glass and metal. All we'll leave behind is a ton of plastic. Sometimes, I shake my head at what we've become.
Such good fun Nicola! 💕
25:18
That bird toy is so cute
Penguin I mean
Love your orphan shelf
You no Nicola you've got the eye for things ,there is a true saying those who go out and seek will find , , 👍
Love the wee book locket
That was so much fun, thank you
Awesome! Good to see you in the US. You gave me a great interest in mudlarking and I thought all was gone here in the US. Thanks for this video. Very very cool.
Hi gril 👍🥰🌞🌞🌈😊
Very interesting video. I enjoyed the trip down memory lane with Roy Rogers. My brother was with a concession company back in the 60s and early 70s. He met and served fiddle sticks to Sonny and Sher, a very young Michael Jackson. He knew who they where but it never excited him, until one day in Canada, during some down time, an older couple set down to talk with him. It was Roy Rogers and Dayle Evens.
The King and Queen of the Cowboys. Shame the museum closed down in Victorville.
An Aussie here..... What are fiddlesticks? I've heard of the expression 'fiddlesticks' but didn't know you can serve them. Something to eat maybe?
@@helenbartoszek243 it is an ice cream bar dipped in chocolate and rolled in peanuts. Back when my brother was doing the concession they had ice cream in sheets and would cut it in front of the customer.
@@georgeearls3338 Thanks !
Thanks Nicola. Great video! The boot shaped knife is actually a bartender's tool. The boot heel opens bottles, there is also a corkscrew for wine corks and a knife blade for cutting the wax or paper seal around the top. Much Love
We’re they old?
@@lori8553 Not that old although some were made in the 80's. I still see them in catalogues occasionally. Much Love
Absolutely brilliant as always Nicola
I want some of the bottles that are laying everywhere!!! Oh the things I could make!😊
Thanks Nicola, that was fun. I have a couple of horseshoe crabs too!
Love from the old lady in Texas God bless you
Thank you 🙏
16:58 Wow im 17 minutes in! You ALREADY had an incredible day! That locket is awesome!
Thank you Merrill!
I owned a tiny locket just like that as a little girl. I don't know who gave it to me or where it may have gone...but I wore it for years.
Always love your intros.
Wow Nicola. Congratulations on 136k subs. That’s great! ✌️ 🇺🇸
Pretty cool to have you in America 👍😁
31:59 min. Nice that you were there, we followed the anniversary on TV !
Fun!
The knife is called a Rough Rider leg knife.they still make them
I was baptized across the street from PS 8 @ St Clare’s Church. What a coincidence! So cool.
this is maybe a random TMI comment but I'm rarely relaxed these days but the second i start one of your videos I just feel so calm!! Thanks!!!
I'm so glad they give you a feeling of calm xx
The little boy with the horse is just adorable, playing cowboys kept the boys so busy at one time.
Love love love this video
Absolutely love the video.
You waffle Nicola never, you are always a pleasure to listen to. This was very interesting and thank you for sharing it! Cheers from Norfolk.
Omg. I watched. Roy Rogers show every Saturday. Wow. That was in the 50’s.
Smashing Nicola, loved the whole thing, till next time x. 👣🍁🇨🇦🐘🤗🧡
Glad you got out or New York with your life !
He is the type of guy that you wish would find a real treasure. Great personality.
The toy gun reminds me that in Cody, Wyoming there is a "Dug up Gun Museum" which might be a useful resource for mudlarkers and detectorists.
Forgotten Weapons did a video tour of it once. Not to be confused with the much bigger, more normal, firearms museum in the same town.
My college boyfriend’s parents built a home out in Cody, and we went to visit them a few years after school. Holy cow, this Michigan girl has never seen a more beautiful place in all of her life. Big sky country, for sure ❤️
Just catching this one tonight! So interesting all the stuff on Dead Horse Island! 💙
Hello Nicola this is glenna from wv USA. Yes those are eue trees on the ring. I also think the z is an n on its side, and the 2 eyes stand for see. So if read from bottom to top it would say see inside you. Meaning look into one's self for answers to life's questions. Very awesome find!
@Indiana Tones
Welcome to the US!! I hope you come to Texas sometime! We'd love to have you!
Glad you enjoyed Dead Horse Bay. I live about an hour from there. Got to go once. Someday I will come to London to Mudlark the Thames! It's definitely on my bucket list! What a thrill it would be to meet you! Love your videos! Thank you for sharing!!!
8:30 Nicola just unlocked Haagen Dazs!!!!! Silver Washington Quarter. Great find!
😂 Those adverts were hilarious! Great finds, especially the book locket and Indiana Tones seems like a lovely man. I am really enjoying your trip to the USA 😀💗 x
All the way to America now! Brill 👍🏻
What a cool place to investigate. Thanks for the Vid!
Awesome 1939 worlds fair token. I appreciate items from that year alot since that's my dad's birth year. Rip dad happy Father's day.
What a lovely lark some great find. Love the NY larks . Thank nicola
Fun day🎊💝beautiful video✨
Paint that elusive rake a neon orange. Should make it standout for spotting!
…. Great video, … just waiting for the next one now 😁 ⏳ x
Thanks for the commercials! Love them! Haven't seen them before.
Magique,magique 😉😉
So envious of your trip, think Lewis was your top find in this video! What a nice chap, he was very kind to give you those beautiful gifts.
I agree Karen! X
So many delightful finds in NYC. Thanks for your lovely videos. Love the inclusion of the natural sights and sounds.
Hi Nicola - The PS 8 ring is Public School # 8 and the woman's boot heel is a bottle opener.
A beautiful bird song picking its way through human rubbish. I think that is so sad😢.
Thanks Nicola for a great video. I loved all the cool finds..stay safe..V.R..
PS 8 could be for Public School 8. A lot of schools in New York had numbers instead of names. Great video as usual!
Schools in cities all over the US were numbered. Most also had official names as well, but were commonly called by their number and their actual names weren’t even known by many who attended them.
love watching these on a different beach
Wow great finds!