Found a Thimble

[Korban]

Found this thimble a couple of days ago. Not sure what its made out of.

 

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[tymcmurray]

Nice detail.
Looks silver to me.

 

[panzermeyer]

Cool thimble...there not easy to find.I have 2 and one is squished.hh..Panz

 

[Swingit]

Thats A Neet looking Thimble pritty sure its silver!
A Silver Thimble Is # 5 on My Wish List For This Year.
I Hope I Can Find One As Cool As Yours .
HH!!! Swingit

 

[Jack(IN)]

Thats a nice silver thimble, took over a decade before I ever found a silver one, and it is one of my prized finds!! Congrats!

 

[halfdime]

That certainly appears to be silver; I've found one, and it says "Sterling" and has the thimble size on it.

 

[rmptr]

Neato thimble!
I'd like to find one...
hh

 

[lockman209]

Very nice Thimble

 

[garyf]

Thimbles are always fun to find. It makes you wonder who used it in the past.

 

[Fishstank]

people always seem to find them in fields, why?

 

[rmptr]

people always seem to find them in fields, why?

I think maybe they could have been in some travel sewing kit?
Clothing was repaired sooner than tossed and replaced.

Guess there weren't HUGE boatloads of imports coming in to usa back in those days

hh

 

[Rob66]

Nice...looks silver to me too.
Good shape still...

 

[chrisplay2004]

well, seeing as I love Silver...now I love silver thimble's...HH
Very cool find...it's a keeper... 8)

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice thimble, it does look silver and if it is, it should have a hallmark or stamp inside. Could also be aluminum, I have a few I thought were silver but after cleaning they were very lightweight and made of aluminum. That is a good question posted, why so many thimbles are found on fields? I have found at least 50 on farm fields here in Germany, maybe they were discarded or maybe they were lost by women sewing on the fields during well needed breaks in the old days. HH, Mike

 

[dgaughan]

nice thimble congrats and hh