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Hello Barbara,
I'm trying to identify a thimble which has an ornate gold bottom and a silver top. The inside bottom of thimble is marked with a shield and an ornate/stylized "S." Can you identify the maker? Thanks!
Diane
Hi Diane. You have a thimble by Simons Bros. Co. of Philadelphia. It is a sterling thimble, most probably with a gold washed band, not a gold band. The mark is an Old English "S" in a crest. Simons is still in the business of making thimbles today. Barb
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