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Description: | A complete copper alloy thimble of Medieval to Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1550). Length: 22.9mm; maximum diameter: 22.2mm and about 1.3mm thick. Weight: 16.18g.This particularly thick-walled thimble is dome-shaped and the sides flare outwards slightly from the crown towards the base. The outer face, including most of the crown, is spirally indented with thirteen turns in a clockwise direction form the base towards the crown. The indentations (or holes) are all circular in plan. At the apex of the crown there is a small plain area. There is a 'V'-shaped 'nick' in the base of the rim which may be related to a manufacturing process. The outer face has a mid-green patina and is also partially covered with copper alloy corrosion products. The inner face is mainly covered in similar corrosion products. Due to the thickness of the walls and the relatively large size of the indentations this thimble was probably for heavy duty use (Holmes 1988, fig. 2, ref. a).
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