Pirates and Buried Treasure
As long as there has been civilization, commerce, and boats to carry people, pirates have been sailing the worldâs oceans.
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My indelible love of ink bottles
Learn about antique English ink bottles, beautiful packaging for a common household item.
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Lost and Found â 60 Years Later
It was an uneventful day, until Lynne discovered a ring of keys connected to a set of dog tags.
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Mudlarking: Lost for Words
Because of a personal feud, this 76-year-old dumped his life's work into Thames River, and pieces of it are still found today.
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Mudlarking: Trade Tokens
Trade tokens reveal information about the people, their shops, and livelihoods in 17th-century London.
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Mudlarking: Lost Jewelry from the 17th through 20th Centuries
Exquisite jewelry from the 17th through 20th centuries found by mudlarks in the River Thames.
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Mudlarking: Iron Age to Tudor Jewelry
London mudlarks have found exquisite jewelry, from the Iron Age to the 16th century.
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A Rainbow of Bottle Colors
Color is one of the more easy-to-describe attributes and important for identifying historic bottles.
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Singing the Leland Blues
Colorful blue glass pieces called Leland Blue Sones are found along the shores of Lake Michigan.
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Beachcomber Interview: Alan Rammer
Beachcomber Alan Rammer loves sharing his vast beachcombing knowledge and his huge collection of glass fishing floats.
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Lake Michiganâs Hidden Gems: Railroad Marbles
Lake Michiganâs vast historic past left industrial "railroad" marbles that we still find along its shores.
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Fishing for Codd in the River
Underwater bottle digging is a labor of love, but the hard work is rewarded when you find a Codd bottle with the marble inside.
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