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Description: | Cast copper alloy medieval thimble. This thimble is 21.64mm long with a rim diameter of 23.44mm (the rim is slightly bent out of true) and weighs 8.37g. It is domed in shape with a plain rim. There are two 4mm splits in the rim at opposing points. The sides of the thimble are long and straight, leading up to the rounded, domed head, with the walls being quite thick. The indentations on the thimble are circular, relatively large and neatly arranged in concentric circles. The very top of the domed head is full with indentations and no bare gap exists, as is sometimes the case with these thimbles.
The taller shape of the thimble, the thicker walls and large indentations suggest that this thimble was used for heavy duty work. It is paralleled by an example in Holmes, 1988, Finds Research Group recording sheet 9, figure 2, B. This dates the thimble from 1400-1550. | Subjects: | Holmes Heavy duty type B | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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