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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[ANTIQUARIAN]

That is one nice thimble,,, that place is laden with booty!!!!!

Thanks Art!
I'll be at my companies head office in Maine all next,
so the park will have to wait until I get back!

Best of luck to you,
Dave

 

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[steelheadwill]

Beautiful Thimble Dave!
Never saw one with the MM & hallmarks on the rim like that
or with relief designs, mine are engraved/embossed
Keep up those great silver digs! HH

 

[CanadianTrout]

Wow! She came up really nice Dave! That beaut would look great in a red or dark blue velvet display. I really love the hallmarks!


Ya, if you're coming to Kitchener next summer I'd love to get together and hammer a few places I know. We can detect in the day and wipe out a bunch of steaks and beer at night.

I'll PM ya my info, keep it handy.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Dave, that is one of the Finest thimbles I've ever seen, A BIG Congratulations!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Beautiful Thimble Dave!
Never saw one with the MM & hallmarks on the rim like that
or with relief designs, mine are engraved/embossed
Keep up those great silver digs! HH

Thanks Herbie!

As soon as I pulled it out I thought it was a three ring bullet, then I saw the markers around the base and thought . . . "this isn't a bullet!" I decided that I had to resist the urge to rub it to figure out what it was, so I waited until I got home. I'd never seen a thimble like this one either with a green agate stone top, but that kinda makes sense since it was probably made for the Irish market. I read on-line that these items were often given as wedding gifts, hence the 'ring or shamrocks' surrounding the base.

Have a great weekend buddy,
Dave

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Wow! She came up really nice Dave! That beaut would look great in a red or dark blue velvet display. I really love the hallmarks!


Ya, if you're coming to Kitchener next summer I'd love to get together and hammer a few places I know. We can detect in the day and wipe out a bunch of steaks and beer at night.

I'll PM ya my info, keep it handy.

Thanks CT, but I'll probably end up selling this thimble on-line as I do with most of my finds!

I'll definitely give you a call this spring to arrange for a day or at least an afternoon of hunting in the KW region! Love the idea of steaks and beer, my treat. . . you'll see how much I love our Canadian beer when I meet you man!

Thanks for your post,
Dave

Dave, that is one of the Finest thimbles I've ever seen, A BIG Congratulations!

Thanks very much Josh!
That means a lot to me, coming from one of the most successful detectorists on Tnet!

Take care bud,
Dave

 

[cokat7]

Great find, a thimble to be proud of.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great find, a thimble to be proud of.

Thanks for your post cokat!
Best of luck to you!

Dave

 

[steelheadwill]

Beautiful Thimble Dave!
Never saw one with the MM & hallmarks on the rim like that
or with relief designs, mine are engraved/embossed
Keep up those great silver digs! HH

Thanks Herbie!

As soon as I pulled it out I thought it was a three ring bullet, then I saw the markers around the base and thought . . . "this isn't a bullet!" I decided that I had to resist the urge to rub it to figure out what it was, so I waited until I got home. I'd never seen a thimble like this one either with a green agate stone top, but that kinda makes sense since it was probably made for the Irish market. I read on-line that these items were often given as wedding gifts, hence the 'ring or shamrocks' surrounding the base.

Have a great weekend buddy,
Dave

Dave, My focus was on the bottom of the thimble,
that agate top is incredible
Best wishes to you !!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Beautiful Thimble Dave!
Never saw one with the MM & hallmarks on the rim like that
or with relief designs, mine are engraved/embossed
Keep up those great silver digs! HH

Thanks Herbie!

As soon as I pulled it out I thought it was a three ring bullet, then I saw the markers around the base and thought . . . "this isn't a bullet!" I decided that I had to resist the urge to rub it to figure out what it was, so I waited until I got home. I'd never seen a thimble like this one either with a green agate stone top, but that kinda makes sense since it was probably made for the Irish market. I read on-line that these items were often given as wedding gifts, hence the 'ring or shamrocks' surrounding the base.

Have a great weekend buddy,
Dave

Dave, My focus was on the bottom of the thimble,
that agate top is incredible
Best wishes to you !!

Thanks very much Herbie!
Best of luck to you,
Dave