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Description: | An incomplete and misshapen post-Medieval sheet copper-alloy closed thimble (c. 1750-c. 1900).This thimble is squashed and the sides taper inwards from the base towards the crown. The outer face has fifteen horizontal lines of probable machine made indentations on the upper part. Below there are a pair of double horizontal lines of indentations. The rim is plain and the crown is largely obscured by a deposit of corroded iron. There is no indication of any manufacturing marks.The thimble has a matt green patina.Height: 22.17mm; width: 18.38mm; thickness; 14.32mm; thickness of sheet: 0.34mm. Weight: 3.09g.
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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