Scarborough Park - Day 5 - 1907 Silver Thimble!

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Got back to the park I've been hunting on and off now for the past two weeks and pulled a couple of interesting finds! For the most part I feel this park has never seen a metal detector as I'm digging a good signal every few feet, mostly pennies though! Unfortunately, no silver coins today , but I did manage to find a Sterling Silver Thimble! This beauty was about 6" down and is really sweet! It was made by James Swann of Birmingham, England in 1907.

I found a lot of mid-1940's & '50's pennies, a 1944 & '45 Wheat and a 1943 Canadian 'Victory' Nickel . . . my first. I also found a lot of keys, including a broken skeleton key, a couple of buttons, a 'rusted out' pocket knife and around $2.00 in change.

Thanks for looking and best of luck to you!
Dave

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

Beautiful find. must be getting cold that way my friend

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Nice score, that thimble is beautiful.
ZDD

 

[Brian C.]

That is a nice thimble, I have seen other silver ones but not quite like that. Makes for a nice display.

 

[mile-ender]

Very excellent thimble

 

[ModernMiner]

Dave,
That silver thimble is awesome buddy! What a beauty. Looks like you are on to a great site there indeed.
-Doug-

 

[MKnTenn]

Beautiful thimble! HH

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

beautiful thimble Dave! way to go dude!

 

[N.J.THer]

That maybe one of the nicest thimbles I've seen posted...congrats.

NJ

 

[CanadianTrout]

Well done my fellow Canuck! great diggings, that thimble is gorgeous!

 

[romeo-1]

If you're going to find a thimble that's the one to find!

 

[Steve in PA]

Fantastic Thimble

I'm glad it wasn't crushed

 

[Whitebeard]

Wow! what a beauty, this thimble is a precious find, thanks for posting. HH

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Good hunt That thimble is fantastic

 

[pl8man]

Sweet find Dave ! A silver thimble is on my wish list
Glen

 

[Westfront]

I agree with the others! If Youre talking about silver thimbles this one is it! What a beauty!

 

[emesis]

Nice thimble. Funny that pennies seem to show up first. I have been working a site for 2 years. Mostly wheat pennies first, then silver started to trickle in. Have now found over fifty silvers. Moral is ,never give up on a site. Good job.
emesis

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Beautiful find. must be getting cold that way my friend

Thanks Mike!
It is getting colder up here, I'm now wearing 2 pairs of gloves to keep feeling in my fingers!

Dave

Nice score, that thimble is beautiful.
ZDD

Thanks very much ZDD!
Best of luck to you!
Dave

That is a nice thimble, I have seen other silver ones but not quite like that. Makes for a nice display.

Thanks Brian, when I first pulled it out, all I could think was FINALLY!
I've wanted to dig a thimble for a long time now . . . and it's sterling to boot!

Take care,
Dave

Very excellent thimble

Thank you!

Dave,
That silver thimble is awesome buddy! What a beauty. Looks like you are on to a great site there indeed.
-Doug-

Thanks for the kinds words Doug!
I'm really excited about this site, I'm just sorry that now I'm going to have to wait till next spring to see what else is buried there!

Best of luck to you Doug,
Dave

Beautiful thimble! HH

Thanks buddy!

beautiful thimble Dave! way to go dude!

Thanks Dave, I've been inspired by all the great stuff you've found this year bud!

 

[halfdime]

That thimble is a beauty! I do have to comment on the name "emesis." I worked in healthcare for 11.5 years, and we were never allowed to document that a resident (patient) had an emesis. Only a doctor, and maybe the nurses, could. So a person could puke all over the place and it could only be described by us laypersons as an "apparent emesis." Nothing against using it as a name, mind you; it just brought that memory flooding back .

 

[hammered]

Great thimble Dave , really nice find


Ian