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Description: | Small copper alloy thimble. The rim is slightly thicker on one side, projecting out a small amount, with no breaks or folds. This possibly suggests that the thimble was cast. However, it is notoriously difficult to determine the method of manufacture for thimbles. The rest of the rim is slightly uneven, suggesting that small fragments may have broken away. The thimble is decorated with round indentations arranged in even, concentric circles. The indentations appear to be machine made as, when examined closely, they are extremely regular and even. The top of the thimble is domed and decorated with squarish indentations in a grid-like pattern. The the fact that the indentations may be machine-made and that they continue accross the crown of the thimble suggests a sixteenth century date for this thimble according to Holmes (1988, p.2-3). He points out that machanical knurling of indentations was first practiced in 1620. This thimble is unusual, however, as the indentations were often arranged in a spiral pattern by this date.
Length: 18.0mm, Width: 16.1mm, Thickness: 0.8mm
Weight: 3.7g | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Booth, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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