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Description: | A silver closed top thimble with a CM (Charles May) makers mark, a Birmingham Assay Office hallmark and the small b 1901 date letter. The lower part bears a band filled with a zig zagging motif and the hallmarks. The base has been rolled for both comfort and strength. Charles May is known to have produced items such as match strikers, jar tops and scent bottles (as well as thimbles) from 1888 to 1912. The makers mark was registered Feb 1876. The length is 20mm and the base diameter is 17mm.
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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