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A copper alloy thimble dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval period, about 1400 -1550.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Noon, 2014-01-27 14:27:26
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A copper alloy thimble dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval period, about 1400 -1550.
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English: A copper alloy thimble dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval period, about 1400 -1550. It has a domed top, and slightly flaring walls. The rim is plain. It has a continuous spiral of hand drilled circular pits that spiral in a clockwise direction from the base towards the centre of the crown. It has a green patina.

Similar thimbles have been published (Holmes 1988: 1, fig. 2).

Holmes, E.F. 1988. Sewing Thimbles. Finds Research Group Datasheet 9. Finds Research Group 700-1700, Norwich.



The length is 22mm, and the width is 20mm and the weight is 7.52g.


Similar on the database to SWYOR-D47216, IOW-ED4476 and IOW-84B106
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cambridgeshire
Date between 1400 and 1550
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 597669
Old ref: LANCUM-66C7F6
Filename: LANCUM-66C7F6.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/453954
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/453954/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/597669
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