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Description: | An almost complete and slightly misshapen copper alloy thimble of Medieval or Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1550). Length: 22.6mm; maximum diameter: 21.8mm and about 0.7mm thick. Weight: 6.12g.The thimble has sloping sides and a slightly convex crown. Close to the crown, part of the wall of the thimble is missing. The rim is plain and not thickened. On the rim are two small vertical fractures which are diametrically opposed. These may be related to a manufacturing process. However, this is not certain. The plain rim has a depth of about 3.0mm. The remaining parts of the walls are spirally indented with 9/10 turns in a clockwise direction from the base towards the crown. The crown has similar indentations. However, these are randomly situated. The indentations (or holes) are all circular or sub-circular in plan.The outer face is corroded and there is no trace of a patina. The inner face is also corroded and is largely covered in bright green copper alloy corrosion products which are soft and powdery. Due to the thickness of the walls this thimble was probably for heavy duty use (Holmes 1988, fig. 2, ref. b).
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