The Lion is a Tiger made by Heyde of Germany pre WW2 it would have had a Preying Arab with it and has a reasonable value Merry Christmas John

@Sanity_Faire

5 ай бұрын

Well, I didn’t believe you but I found it on Live Auctioneers website! Good call!

@sme_sage1241

5 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks 👍

@cdd4248

5 ай бұрын

How interesting! I love when John said, "My Wee Lion".

Can I make a request/suggestion please John? If the weather keeps you off the Fields of Perthshire, and you’ve fulfilled your DIY duties would you be able to do an end of year special, a recap/revisit of some of the mystery items that you’ve asked for help identifying, ‘cos your viewers often seem to pinpoint exactly what you’ve found. It’d be cool to find out what they are, if they’re easy to find maybe you could show us unburied versions that can be found on the internet? Have a happy Christmas! 🎄

@austalien1

5 ай бұрын

great idea

The Vickie is dated 1874, it would appear. Looking at other examples, the last letter is a stylized ‘v’, making the ‘iv’ a 4…

@edgreen5098

5 ай бұрын

John you are an archiolagial hoover? Jus got the boy a garret 4 Xmas ill let you know in new year if it any good😂 all the best have a good 1 boyo

Merry Christmas! I know everyone's calling it a Lion but to me it looks more like a Tiger, it even has stripes.

@markparr7224

5 ай бұрын

That's what I'm seeing too.

@ubute

5 ай бұрын

the remnant gold paint is also suggestive of that

@austalien1

5 ай бұрын

i agree

Let’s go, let’s go treasure and adventure✌️🎉🌎👵🇺🇸💕🌺

MDCCCLXXIV = 1874 in Roman numerals. There are no Roman Numerals that depict (0) zero.

Merry Christmas John and to all the followers! 🎅🏻…and who doesn’t want a lead tiger skin rug for their dollhouse😂

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Haha 😆 clearly an upper class dolls house 😆 merry Christmas and thanks for your continued support Jennifer… have a great one!

Why would you want that as a child? It’s a freaking lion John!! I still want one! Congratulations on the silver. What a shiner!

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Haha 😆 thanks Wolfie 🐯 best wishes for Christmas

@wolfdog7265

5 ай бұрын

Thanks John! Have a great Christmas holiday 🥳 with your family and Jura of course. 🐺

Great video as always John some lovely and strange finds well saved thanks for sharing keep up the hard work mate. Love the junk finds at the end

@thescottishdetectorist

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks 😊

That Gothic florin is AWESOME

Thenks for video 👍👍👍👍🎄🎁🥳

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure and have a merry Christmas

We were so very happy to come across you and hope for many more finds!

Another terrific day in the fields of Perthshire for you John. It was good that you were eventually joined by shy Albert. I love the Queen Victoria coin and the wee lead tiger toy, but my favourite find on this dig was that wonderful livery button. My grandparents were both "in service" back in the 1920's, before they were married and left the U.K. to come to the U.S.A., and I have always had nothing but pride and respect for those who worked in those thankless jobs. The fact that the button was gilded shows that it was from a very posh estate, I hope whomever it was who lost that button wasn't in trouble for it's loss, you'd be surprised at the mistreatment given those in service who lost such items. My Grands were some amazing people, Grand-Dad was a footman in the house where he worked and Grand-Mum was a scullery maid from Ireland. I loved them dearly, Grand-Dad put himself through extensive training when coming to America and he became an engineer at an oil refinery, while Grand-Mum was a very loving Mum to her children and Grandkids, and she was always an outstanding cook and baker. Her biscuits at this time of the years were legendary within my family. They did very well from originally being considered nothing more than service staff. Sorry for waffling on about my family members, John. Happy Christmas!!

What a range of finds John, it’s like an advent calendar of curiosities 🙌🏻

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Maureen. Honestly some of the stuff that comes out of the fields of Perthshire 😂

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

And have a great Christmas 🎅🏻

The gold button looks more like a Kelpie than a Griffin.

Awesome finds. The lion thingy is crazy cool. Thanks for sharing!!!

After you found the large silver coin, I could have sworn you said, “Beer-di-ful!!!”

Thank you for all the entertainment this year, finding much more than me! Merry Christmas!

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for watching and have a great Christmas 🎅🏻

Merry Christmas to you, John and your mates. From Augusta, Ga

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks! Have a great Christmas!

The thing at the start before you found your first coin is a caster with the wheel missing,the children's flat lead toy looks like a tiger maybe it was a tiger skin mat in a dolls house ; those things were in fashion in victorian times 🤷‍♀️

I probably won't get the chance again this year. Thanks for the superb entertainment this year John, it's getting better as the weeks go on. I hope you have a really good Christmas & more important a very very good Hogmanay.

Congrats on hitting the 38K before Christmas. 🥳 Life is good

Merry Christmas to you, John, and the Misses!

That gilt livery button is beautiful, its very fancy. I wonder if the person who wore it was a higher rank servant, like a coach driver instead of a game keeper. Wonderful find, and little a bit of gold.

Isle of Sky Brewery knit cap. NICE

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks. I have a few! My favourite winter hat 🎩 best wishes and have a great Christmas 🎅🏻

Good digs again looking forward to next one

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks! A Christmas Eve special coming and wishing you a merry cy

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Christmas even

Your florin is 1874 MDCCCLXXIV.

Lead man looks like a Boy Scout, they wore those kerchiefs. Merry Christmas to you, and your family! I was pleased to see that you put up a video today! Love the lion. Nice finds today.

@ourfloridagarden4191

5 ай бұрын

Agreeded. Could have been Lord Robert Baden-Powell. Founder of the Scout Movement

More amazing finds! Would the tiger be from a dolls house maybe? A strange thing indeed! Maybe a family had picnics there and the children would take toys? Who knows! Merry Christmas to you & your family x

I hope you and yours have a beautifully blessed Christmas, John. Thank you for a year filled with joy, laughter and tears. You are very much appreciated. ❤🌲

What a great selection of finds. I think your lion might be a tiger - perhaps painted orange and black originally? What a nice silver too and what a lot of beer it would buy 😍😍😍 . Maybe the children’s Nanny would bring them there to play and picnic years ago?

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks Pauline 🐯 wishing you a very merry Christmas 🎅🏻

@paulinesalinas9443

5 ай бұрын

Same to you John and your family. Thanks for the many hours of videos you’ve taken the time to film this last year. All really enjoyable 🎄🎄🎄

The button was probably from a liveryman having a bit of rough and tumble beside a haystack in the field long ago 😅

When you said “ do you see what I see” I said …”a star ,a star” and that is what you have. Merry Christmas from Mississippi , USA

@rosepeacock2234

5 ай бұрын

Oh no, now I am singing it lol. Cheers

Thank you for all the education this year, have a merry Christmas and a happy new year

6:49 - Fitting for the brass wheel on an armchair leg. The lion/tiger pelt lead toy is amazing.

I think the wee figure with the baggy pants, back pack, and neckerchief is a Boy Scout!! So the lion skin and headless horse and man are likely treasures some young fellas brought to a Scout Camp!! We had camps out in our fields for many years and the lion skin would be a Victorian desirable item!! Farmer MJ

Excellent as ever!!

Well done gents!!

The weird metal rug was very unusual! The camera zoom in's made me lol. Happy Christmas!

Thanks 👍🎄

Merry Christmas! It reads 38K here! Thank you again for taking us along. From Wisconsin USA!🎉❤

38k Merry Christmas! Your lion looks more like a tiger. And Albert's man looks like a Boy Scout or WW1 officer. Cowboys did not wear jophers, not even the ones from UK.

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks!! Great info! 🤠 🐯 have a great Christmas 🎅🏻

The brass thing looks like a castor for an old chair or table. Great show!

John, I just finished watching EVERY SINGLE EPISODE that you’ve done…brilliant! Now I have to wait for you to post 🤦‍♀️🤣

at 6:50 it is a leg base for furniture which held a caster, or wheel on the end, which is gone.

Its a Tiger🙄John Don't think theres Any Raindeers in Scotland Rudolf. But plenty of Stags! Very nice Florin It's been the shortest day of the year. And now it's going upwards again Jay😜🔝❤️

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

We in Scotland aren’t so good with our tiger/lion identification 😂 apparently they don’t like the climate 😆 and we do have reindeer!! In the Cairngorms in the Highlands although we borrowed them from Lapland in 1952 😆 🦌 Summer is coming but not before Christmas!! I wish you a great Christmas Toni aka Jay!! Best wishes

@tonilauge5786

5 ай бұрын

@@thescottishdetectorist Glædelig JUL Christmas JUL is and very old name From the Vikings celebrating the return Of the sun again! Adoptet by the Church In the 1820🎄arrived from Germany😜🔝❤️

You reached your 38k subscribers before Christmas! Congratulations 🎉 MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄 🎄🎄

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Christmas has come early! Hope you have a great Christmas 🎅🏻

From swearing Kathleen and I to secrecy about your favorite hobby to 38k subscribers on KZread! 😂🎉👏

That’s a great weekend of drinking! Merry Christmas John and all of your subscribers.

Merry Christmas, John! Best wishes from Ontario, Canada

You got your Christmas 38k a little early🥰🎄. Thanks for all the great videos, we’ve had stormy weather and me and my old girl have been grateful to see them.

@terryt.1643

5 ай бұрын

Gold button looks like Nessy poking her head up from the waves. 😂 Merry Christmas to you and your family from California. Another entertaining day, thanks!

I wonder if your spoon is a baby's feeding spoon/ christening spoon. If it is silver it's a reminder of the phrase "Born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth". Love the two bob bit - niiice. And the tiger rug is a reminder of darker times when big cat hunting trophies were popular (Mid Victorian to mid 1930s).

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video and the finds and have a wonderful Christmas…. Always amazes me the weird stuff that comes out these fields 😂

Love your videos John. Big fan from Australia 🇦🇺

Your intro made me think it would be awesome to have a bobble head Scottish Detectorist!

@extrapickles8885

5 ай бұрын

😅 lol!

Thank You John 💘

a good mix of great finds John a lovely vicky silver and that tiger rug ,hope you all have a good Christmas and a great new year thanks again cheers

Congratulations on 38K followers! As always, it was a great video, keep em comin!

Hi, I live in santa barbara CA. I have found several animal toys in my area. A baby bear about 1 inch. A dragon fly the wings move. About 8 in. Long about 6 in. Wide. About 2 in. High. In perfect condition. Also a copper bar that's stamped. About a pound!

@thescottishdetectorist

4 ай бұрын

It’s weird what you can find in the fields isn’t it Mark!! Happy hunting!!

The button is a Livery Button, possibly made made by Firmin & Sons of London. Manufactured in Birmingham.

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Amazing thanks for the info! I’ll have a look online

@rosslynclayton9625

5 ай бұрын

It is most likely Earl of Leven, the Leslies owned a lot of land near Carse of Gowrie. Their crest is a griffon and motto ‘grip fast’.

👍👍

John and his treasures! Great finds! Merry Christmas to all!

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks and merry Christmas 🎅🏻

Thanks for the video. Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year to everyone.

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks. Have a great Christmas 🎅🏻

Blessings, my Scottish Detectorist friend, from this old man in Tennessee. Merry Christmas and congratulations on hitting 58K subs…WOOHOO! More amazing artifact finds…just amazing John.

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks my Tennessee friend. Have a wonderful Christmas!

@jamesprentice5503

5 ай бұрын

Another adventure,great finds,treasure and trash,wish for gold coins for you John! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Awesome 👏 .. Thanks for sharing. May the new year bring you more fantastic finds! 👍

Gosh, you never disappoint! Thanks for posting on a holiday weekend!

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Hopefully it’s enjoyable! I’ve been able to detect almost full time this past ten days so thankfully got a little bit of footage for the Christmas holiday weekend!!

The lion is amazing. 🦁 You never disappoint with your finds.

@user-pw7nf6fy2q

5 ай бұрын

..could also be a tiger

Love your videos. Need more of Simon 👍

Probably a Safari lead toy set, the rug for the lead hunter

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Much appreciated. Some weird and wonderful things 😆 merry Christmas

I'm dreaming about a case of pints for one silver coin!!!

You might consider an electrolysis kit to accumulate the tiny amounts of gold and silver from any buttons that aren't historical keepers. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you and your family

Great video John, nice to see Albert out with you. Looking forward to seeing the next .... and what Simon gets up to. Happy Christmas to you all. 👍

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

There’ll be a Christmas Eve special coming on Christmas Eve with me and Simón! Have a merry Christmas 🎅🏻

@garysmith1178

5 ай бұрын

@@thescottishdetectorist great stuff 👏 👍

i would say your lion belongs to a victorian doll house nice find

38 K .!! CONGRATULATIONS 🎊 Merry Xmas mate 👍

@thescottishdetectorist

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Nick!!! So kind of you and sorry it took me so long to acknowledge!!

@nickharmer3049

3 ай бұрын

@@thescottishdetectorist No worries mate. I know you're a busy man. 👍

@thescottishdetectorist

3 ай бұрын

@@nickharmer3049 I’m embarrassed it’s taken me this long to acknowledge but again thanks so much!!! I really appreciate your continued support and generosity!!! Thanks so much!!!

Great video! The "rug" may be from a safari set? Hunters and animals, something like that. It is a mystery!

Congrats on 38K! That Lion was definitely a strange find. Merry Christmas John!

CONGRATULATIONS on ur silver find ......Merry Christmas 💚❤

The junk at 6:47 is a furniture castor, missing its wheel.

MDCCCLXXIV = 1874 Gorgeous coin!

👏🏼👏🏼🎄

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed and have a great Christmas

I would like to thank your wife for sharing you with us. She must be a saint❤. May you both have a very blessed New Year. Congrats on your followers.

Hello John! At 6:40 into your video you have a Georgian furniture castor! Probably 18th century. Good luck and happy hunting!

very nice finds, John.....wish you a merry christmas and keep on digging.

Have you ever considered turning some of your finds into jewelry? I think the Griffin would make a nice pendant. Anyway...Happy Holidays!

Way to go John. That was another amazing videos. Can you tell us here in the states what your dig season is. Describe what your winter is like. That would be cool.

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Years detecting from Sunny Australia, cheers John.

Great entertainment as usual mate. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Maybe the toys relate to when parents took children out in the fields as they were working John???

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

That’s a possible, I think they’ve also spread rubbish over the fields in the days before a proper refuse collection! Best wishes and happy Christmas

congratz on the big silver it is a beauty

I’d hazard a guess that the lion pelt could possibly be from a Victorian dolls house but, only a guess. A nice Vikki 2 bob piece and, Congratulations on ya 37500 subscribers John well done

The up close into and outro works... Js

Love the toys John.You always seem to find the prizes😅. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks Mary Anne. Best wishes for a brilliant Christmas

That first target may well have been military medieval, check the dates of conflict of the reign of tutor houses that were represented by the Griffin.

Some interesting finds. Thanks for a wonderful year of finds and fun. I look forward to seeing more in ‘24. Happy New Year.

it is nice to see your friends detecting with you oh deer, sweet it is a beautiful silver coin it's a tiger

Congrats and slàinte mhaith, John! Merry Chrismas to you and yours!

@thescottishdetectorist

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks Chris. Have a great Christmas

Have a lovely christmas john and hope to keep us entertained through the hoildays woopee 😅😊

Nicely done as usual, I enjoyed the video. 🇺🇸

John, Merry Christmas from south Texas. Looking forward to your finds in 2024!

Merry Christmas John you got your 38k !! You and yours have a wonderful holiday!

the thing you thought was agriculteral was a part of a brass caster of some sort of furniture