Mudlarking 66 - a rainbow and a non-spill ink well

[squirmelia]

I stood on the foreshore at Vauxhall and saw a rainbow appear over the Houses of Parliament, and that was my best find.

There was also a sculpture of a fish on the foreshore, just a metal outline.

Finds included:

A non-spill ink well! It's like magic, water goes in, but does not go out. This is likely Victorian.

A sherd that says “future” on it. This looks fairly modern but I'm not sure where it is from. Did Orange ever have promotional items with “the future is bright, the future is Orange” on them?

A sherd with a little bit of a Christmas tree on it, ready for the festive season!

The green pattern is Royal Doulton - Countess, from 1907 - 1961. Example plate on Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127643230896

What I thought was a bracelet, but I think it's actually a religious item - Hindu mala beads for an idol? I might take them back.

I stroked the lion’s mane as I left.

Comments

[iguana]

It's interesting how difficult it is to find information on some of the things you come across! The non-spill inkwell here seems to be an example of that. I've got a sense of what it is from image search, but there doesn't really seem to be any written information on any of it.

[squirmelia]

Here is another photo where you can see the sort of funnel bit which means some water can go in, but it's difficult to get it out again:



It does often seem difficult to find out about things, indeed. I finally made it to the Museum of Brands at the weekend and was pleased to see they had some of the things I've found such as A1 Sauce bottles and an advert for Solo Orchards orange drink though!

[iguana]

Oh that's cool! it's in such good condition, too, you could still use it if you had a use for it. I guess that shape is also inherently very strong!