I WILL BE LISTING MORE OF THE RARE AND UNIQUE JEWELLERS LITTLE ESTATE MUSEUM ITEMS FROM DIGS AROUND LONDON THAMES MUD . These two interestin items were dug from the London Thames mud by the estate's son James on his third trip to London for a dig and were part of the collection of items he brought back for their Museum display cabinets of Victorian relic items. These items for auction were dug from the London Thames mud by their son James during one of his last digging tours of the Thames river mud in the late 1950's - 1960's, and are fine Victorian items , one is a very nice large hand forged bronze cabin hook or gate latch possibly from a boat and the second is a hand forged Victorian iron long double hook with a rope twist on the shaft, the Thames mud and the dirt was carefully cleaned off both and displayed in the estates little Museum cabinet item No. 511. Some interesting London ( Londinium ) history to read. The Vikings attacked London in AD 842, and again in AD 851, and The Great Army spent the winter in the town in AD 871-72. Alfred the Great, who became king in AD 878, forced the Vikings to make peace and fortified the town, during the next century London became the most powerful town in England. Beginning occupation of Britain under Emperor Claudius in ad 43, the Roman armies soon gained control of much of the southeast of Britain. At a point just north of the marshy valley of the Thames, where two low hills were sited, they established Londinium with a bridge giving access from land to the south. The first mention of London refers to the year ad 60 and occurs in the work of the Roman historian Tacitus. Please view pictures all questions answered for you. PACKAGED AND TRACKED POSTAGE IS $7.50 WITHIN NEW ZEALAND