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Description: | A stamped and hammered sheet copper alloy thimble of probable post-medieval date. The process of stamping and hammering has caused the side of the thimble to become folded over itself in one place. The thimble is 21.18mm high and the open end has a diameter of about 19.50mm. It weighs 5.39g. The hand-punched indentations are in the form of a spiral, and there is a small notch cut into the rim. This notch is discontinuous where the rim has worn away over the years. The spiral pattern of indentations suggests that the thimble was manufactured some time during the 16th century, possibly in Nuremburg, Germany (Holmes, 1988, p.3). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Davey, John - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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