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Description: | Post medieval thimble; cast copper alloy thimble of probable late 17th or 18th century date. The thimble is a domed shape and has drilled, circular indentations arranged in a spiral pattern from the base of the thimble right up to the crown. There is no bare 'tonsure' at the apex. The thimble has thick walls and large indentations, suggesting that it was for heavy, coarse work.Height 20.8mm, diameter (base) 19.8mm, diameter (apex) 18.0mm, thickness 1.6mm, weight 11.05g. Ref: Holmes 'Finds Research Group Datasheet 9: Sewing Thimbles'
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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