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Hi Wynneth,
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I am hoping you could help me I recieved a thimble as a gift from my grandfather in the 1980s I have looked through almost all of the sites showing pictures and information of thimbles and still have not come across the thimble I was given. I have a picture of the thimble as far as I can see there are no markings inside, also I do not know what type of material the thimble is made of I do not know where it is made, where it comes from,or any history or information about the thimble, I am going to try and attach a picture of the thimble I have taken so you can maybe find some information about the thimble or tell me if you have come across the same thimble before I would be grateful for your time.
thank you
Linzi
Hello Linzi, Thank you for your question. Your thimble is made of pewter. It is very detailed and reminds me of the Battersea pewter thimbles made in England. Since it is not marked, I cannot determine what company made your thimble. You may try the auction website eBay as they have a section with the heading PEWTER THIMBLES. You may find a thimble like your with information about the thimble. I am sorry I cannot be of more help to you.
Wynneth
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| Comment | Thank-you Wynneth for your time and rapid response. I will go on to ebay to look at pewter thimbles and am also going to now try find battersea thimble makers site, was pleased with your response, thank-you so much. Linzi | ||
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Wynneth Mullins
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I am a digitabulist - a thimble collector. I have been collecting thimbles since 1976 and have my own newsletter called Thimble Guild. I started a local thimble collectors group, Thimbles Are Us, in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in 1985. I was Second Vice-President of Thimble Collectors International from 1988 - 1992. I have been a guest speaker on thimbles at local collectors groups, womens groups and churches. I am knowledgable about sterling and gold thimbles made in the US as well as England, Germany, France, Russia, Norway and a few other countries. I am familiar with manufacturer`s marks and codes, assay marks and date marks and other unique marks meaningful to any thimble collector. I am knowledgeable of porcelain, china, brass, pewter, bronze, aluminum, plastic, silver plated, coin and base metal thimble marks. Some questions I might be asked...what makes a thimble valuable (scarce maker, desirable pattern, commemorative, etc.)...where can I find more information on thimbles... are there collectors groups out there...is there a newsletter for collectors...what books are available on the subject? I am very happy to share my knowledge with anyone but will not make appraisals. To do that, you must be able to look at the thimble in person. I have a friend that has a saying, A knowledgable collector is a wise collector. She is a wise collector. In 1992, at the TCI Convention in San Diego, CA, I was given the highest honor in the thimble collecting community. It is called the Myrtle Lundquist Award. It reads, Lundquist Award - Compassion - Caring - Sharing - Awarded to Wynneth Mullins 1992. This award gives me a lot to live up to!
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