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Offline Tigerchips

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14th-16 century thimble
« on: July 12, 2017, 03:54:31 AM »
I bought this thimble for £1, seems to be a 14th-16 century beehive thimble, not sure. It has a copper or bronze colour and measures 1 1⁄2 cm high. The condition is really good if it's that old. Main reason i liked it is because i kept seeing people dig these up while metal detecting on youtube. The condition of them was always bad with them having holes and dents in them.

Some info i found...
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/thimble.html
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Offline Carolyn Preston

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Re: 14th-16 century thimble
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2017, 03:53:23 PM »
Okay, you do realize that the dents are deliberate, right? Bit like a golf ball, except rather than for aerodynamics, it's so your needle won't slip.

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Re: 14th-16 century thimble
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2017, 05:25:19 PM »
Ah so not just for decoration then, cool.
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Re: 14th-16 century thimble
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2017, 04:02:35 PM »
Nope, and I wouldn't quote me, but the hole(s), if they are on the top or along the edges might have been so that the could be attached to a "chatelaine"...

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