Mudlark
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A mudlark is someone who scavenges the banks and shores of rivers for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries. The practice of searching the banks of rivers for items continues in the modern era, with newer technology such as metal detectors sometimes being employed to search for metal valuables that may have washed ashore.
A mudlark is someone who scavenges the banks and shores of rivers for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries. The practice of searching the banks of rivers for items continues in the modern era, with newer technology such as metal detectors sometimes being employed to search for metal valuables that may have washed ashore.
See also
Britain at Low Tide Beachcombing - the practice of searching beaches for items of value, interest or utility Junk man List of obsolete occupations Rag-and-bone man Magnet fishing — A modern method, in which a scavenger lowers a neodymium magnet into bodies of water to search for and retrieve metal items of value Tosher — someone who scavenges in sewers Waste picker
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External links
H. Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor: "Narrative of a Mudlark" Origin of the word Home of Mudlarking on the River Thames Warning: Site contains flashing images.
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