
Sherd or Shard?
In general, sherd only refers to pieces or fragments of pottery whereas shard may refer to broken bits of glass, metal, rock, and ceramics.
Read moreIn general, sherd only refers to pieces or fragments of pottery whereas shard may refer to broken bits of glass, metal, rock, and ceramics.
Read moreWhy are semi-precious gemstones lying on the bottom of the River Thames in London?
Read moreA History of Far East Traders, Shipwreck Treasures, and President Washington’s Mount Vernon
Read moreFinding a section of a bottle base makes learning about the original vessel much easier than finding a side wall of a bottle.
Read moreCollecting the city’s waste for nearly 2,000 years, the River Thames is a great repository of discarded objects, especially glass.
Read moreThe beach isn’t the only place to find antique and well preserved glass artifacts.
Read moreThe Codd marble bottle was born from the need to keep carbonated drinks from going "flat." Earlier and original Codd bottles, and the marbles foun...
Read moreIn the 18th century, the Georgians definitely loved their bling!
Read moreThere’s glass. And then there’s sea glass. And just as these are considered—certainly to the sea glass lover—two completely separate entities, so t...
Read moreWhen my Dad who lives in Chicago came to visit me in London, I took him "mudlarking" (beachcombing) along the River Thames.
Read moreIt is extremely unlikely that you will find a genuine glass fishing float along most of the world’s shorelines. But that doesn't stop us from looking.
Read moreFor sea glass hunters, there are few finds as exciting as the discovery of that perfectly round orb among the gravel, or the flash of color in the ...
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