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Description: | Cast, copper alloy thimble of probable Post Medieval date. with straight sides and a domed top. There are large pits arranged in six tiers varying in size with the two centre rows having the largest indents. The pits on the top of the thimble are arranged in concentric bands with no tonsure. It measures 19.46 mm in height. The base has a diameter of 16.84mm and the sides are 0.95 mm thick. The thimble weighs 5.5g.There is no evidence of folding in the rim and it appears to be quite thick suggesting that it is cast rather than made from sheet metal. Egan (2005, p. 132) illustrates similar examples, numbers 624, 627, 636, which he dates between 1500-1650 AD.
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