MAGNET FISHING BEST FINDS
From both modern and ancient historic items to the outright bizarre.
You never know what you are going to pull out of the waterways across the UK.
Below are some of the interesting things that I’ve either pulled out or helped pull out of canals and rivers around the UK & USA
Including A cannon and a Drone, loads of dead electronics along with things criminals did not want to be found ranging from guns, knives and bullets.
What’s in a body of water near you?
Wooden crate branding iron
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Item Description: Wooden crate branding iron
Item Location: Birmingham
Item Information we have found 2 different ones of these and we think they were used for branding wooden crates
Jewelers anvil
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Item Description: Jewelers anvil
Item Location: Sheffield
Item Information Age unknown, Ray found this anvil and its on its way to being donated to a local museum
18th Century Cannon
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Item Description: 18th Century Cannon
Item Location: Sheffield
Item Information Ray latched on to this cannon and it took an hour and a half with 4 people, 2 magnets, ropes and a winch to get it out of the water, we were with Lee Cutts and Gavin Brett, it was a fight an a half but we won the battle
Long service police medal
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Item Description: Long service police medal
Item Location: Northampton
Item Information This police medal has been well documented with Ryan Davenport and myself appearing in many newspapers, radio and even crimewatch, we found the owner and returned it
Cannon ball
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Item Description: Cannon ball
Item Location: Oxford
Item Information Age unknown, found in range of Oxford castle
18th Century Wells unbreakable kettle lamp
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Item Description: 18th Century Wells unbreakable kettle lamp
Item Location: Northampton
Item Information 4 were found in the same location, sadly no lids were found
19th Century cobblers shoe last
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Item Description: 19th Century cobblers shoe last
Item Location: Northampton
Item Information Northampton was known for its long history of boot and shoe making industry
19th Century antique boat hook
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Item Description: 19th Century antique boat hook
Item Location: Maidenhead
Item Information I have quite a collection of these of these, used by the canal boaters to push away from the side or to move weeds out of the way
19th Century railway shunters hook
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Item Description: 19th Century railway shunters hook
Item Location: Oxford
Item Information This was used to move the heavy 3 link wagon coupling chain
Railway 3 link coupling chain
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Item Description: Railway 3 link coupling chain
Item Location: Blisworth
Item Information This very heavy coupling chain was found under a railway bridge and was used between carriages as a safety chain
1955 coke can
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Item Description: 1955 coke can
Item Location: Bedford
Item Information This can was an early fluid ounces can sent to the us military stationed in the uk
Fossil Smart watch
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Item Description: Fossil Smart watch
Item Location: Leighton Buzzard
Item Information It still works but we are unable to find the owner
DJI FPV Drone
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Item Description: DJI FPV Drone
Item Location: Northampton
Item Information Found in a canal lock and even though the drone needed parts in order to work again, the sd card did have footage on it but we were never able to locate the owner
1940 Thames conservancy plaque
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Item Description: 1940 Thames conservancy plaque
Item Location: Reading
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These Thames Conservancy registration plates were issued yearly to vessels used on the Thames
1930’s Essolube double sided enamel sign
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Item Description: 1930’s Essolube double sided enamel sign
Item Location: Banbury
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Ray found a completely original and unusual round double sided piece of motoring memorabilia, constructed out of steel and enamel dating around the 1930s
Antique jewelers desk vice
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Item Description: Antique jewelers desk vice
Item Location: Banbury
Item Information This vice was found under a bridge and cleaned up really well and I now use it in my shed