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A Post Medieval copper alloy thimble with maker’s mark dating 1520-1620.
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2011-02-04 10:42:24
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A Post Medieval copper alloy thimble with maker’s mark dating 1520-1620.
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English: A Post Medieval copper alloy thimble with maker's mark dating 1520-1620. The indentations are circular and have been hand stamped in a spiral pattern radiating from the peak of the thimble. Spiral patterns became known in the 16th century. Below the indentations there is a single linear border just above the rim. The majority of the indentations completely perforate the wall of the thimble. The walls of this thimble are thin measuring 0.55mm in thickness. At the end of the indentations there is a maker's mark of a trefoil with stem. The shape of thimble is slightly distorted due to crushing.

Dimensions: length: 20.71mm; thickness: 0.55mm; diameter: 16.64mm; weight: 2.38g.

Holmes (1988:3) notes that thimbles with maker's marks appear to have been imported mostly from Nuremberg where, "under the ordinances of the Guild of Thimble-makers, all thimbles and sewing rings were required to carry the mark of the master who made them." He continues that thimbles with makers' marks normally date from 1520-1620.

Reference: Holmes, E. 1988. Sewing Thimbles. Datasheet 9. Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasbeets 1-24. 1985-1998. Reprographic Unit, University of Oxford
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1520 and 1620
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1520-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1620-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 417635
Old ref: LON-E959A3
Filename: Loscombe-Thimble2-Nov-10.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/315220
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/315220/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/417635
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Object location51° 29′ 24.36″ N, 0° 06′ 52.33″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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