http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/-t1.htm The earliest known thimble was Roman and was found at Pompeii. Learn more about the history of Thimbles here and feel free to add information that you might have. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:14:30 GMT 10 http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr19/Lindsay1973/JustRightBannercopy.jpg http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/-t1.htm http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/the-dorcas-thimble-t108.htm Paddy The above photo's were taken by Susan Usher.(UK). Thank you! [center]The ‘Dorcas’ Thimble[/center] Sterling Silver thimbles proved preferable to Brass, Iron and Steel, as silver kept cleaner than Brass and did not rust like iron. Silver is also kinder to wear on the finger, so silver is a better material for sewing purposes. However, silver was not durable and by the 18th century, iron and steel caps were often fitted to the top of silver, brass and gold thimbles ... History of the Thimble Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:24:36 GMT http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/the-dorcas-thimble-t108.htm#298 http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/the-dorcas-thimble-t108.htm http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/coalport-t132.htm Paddy Coalport is a British ceramic and bone china firm that was founded by John Rose in 1795 in Coalport, England. The firm is known to have made thimbles during the 19th century but these were not marked making it difficult to identify today. Modern Coalport thimbles are fine examples of English Bone china and they are marked with a backstamp., In the early 1980’s they made a series of very collectible, very pretty thimbles with applied, hand painted, bone china roses. Shown here is ... History of the Thimble Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:14:30 GMT http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/coalport-t132.htm#363 http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/coalport-t132.htm http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/trivia-t126.htm Lindsay Young men used to give thimbles to young ladies as a love token History of the Thimble Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:42:28 GMT http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/trivia-t126.htm#344 http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/trivia-t126.htm http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/fingerhut-t100.htm fingurbjorg I was checking out info on thimbles on answers.com and googled the foreighn names of thimbles in photo search and found out that the German name, Fingerhut, is also a name of a flower, http://www.wdr.de/themen/freizeit/freizeitgestaltung/wandern/siegquelle/reportagebox/data/rothaargebirge/fingerhut_400q.jpg like in this picture. I think it would be so cool if I'd find this at a flower shop sometime, or if there was a thimble colored and shaped like the flower haha History of the Thimble Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:04:07 GMT http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/fingerhut-t100.htm#266 http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/fingerhut-t100.htm http://thimblechatter.forumotion.com/history-of-the-thimble-f12/rare-dolly-varden-thimble-t127.htm Lindsay
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