Silver Thimble from Colonial Home Site

[bergie]

Earthworks and I were out the other day at the old colonial homestead. I found a 1957 Washington quarter (silver/nice), a few wheaties, an old horse buckle and this really nice silver thimble with a cool scene of a farm or homestead all the way around the bottom. This is the second thimble like this I've found at a colonial home. (Nice job by earthworks cleaning and photographing ,thanks.)

 

[N.J.THer]

Just a question...What were they used for?

When they were sewing they would place it on their finger so they would not stick themselves with the needle.

 

[93vector]

very nice detail on that thimble!

 

[skunemonk]

sweet best i've ever seen.

 

[ModernMiner]

That has to be one of the best thimbles I've seen. Way to go Bergie!!!
-MM-

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome thimble, congrats! HH, Mike

 

[GoingDown]

outstanding thimble.....how big is it Bergie?

 

[kevo]

Wow....that sure is a sweet one. The only one I have ever found was crushed. WTG

 

[urnotalone1970]

that is a neat find, would love to find that one myself, i collect thimbles. HH tlc

 

[cntrydncr1]

That is absolutely gorgeous!!! I am a sewer and that is one thing I would love to find. congrats.

 

[Goldiver]

Great looking silver thimble, they are fun to find!

 

[Derek752]

Beautiful Thimble Bergie

D.

 

[Michiganne]

Very nice thimble! Great pics, too. Keep digging.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

It sure is a beauty. Nice photo, too!

 

[jimbob450]

Very cool thimble. The only one i ever
found was out of a monopoly game. Jim

 

[silverfreak]

That is very NICE

 

[Green1]

holy cow !!!! that is AWESOME !!!!!

 

[watercolor]

VERY cool thimble! I love the decorations around the base.

Take care,
watercolor

 

[crazyjarhead]

That is a fancy thimble...

 

[ringfinder]

Nice, no Great looking Thimble. What a Great find. I found one like that once, the owner had given me permission to
hunt his front yard and I found a Thimble with his Great Grandfathers name on it. I gave it to him and to this day
I'm still hunting that yard and most of the neighbors yards. I know it was a great find, but it had his Grandfathers name on it and it was more valuable to him than to me and I got something out of it too, by being able to hunt those great yards, I found a bunch of silver in all the yards.

Thanks for your post, it was great.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[liftloop]

Nice fined, looks good.