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Description: | A medieval/early post-medieval copper-alloy thimble of cast construction. The thimble is domed with flared sides and a rounded top. The drilled pits begin at the top and continue in a continuous spiral to just above the base in a fairly regular fashion; there is a blank area below the pits. The thickness of this cast thimble might suggest that it was used for heavy duty work. Similar early thimbles are often dated to the 15th or 16th centuries, cf. Holmes (1988, 1). The thimble is has suffered some corrosion, accretion and pitting, almost exclusively to its interior. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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