File:A medieval beehive thimble (FindID 476223).jpg

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a medieval beehive thimble
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Jack Coulthard, 2011-12-06 12:56:30
Title
a medieval beehive thimble
Description
English: A medieval, cast copper alloy, beehive thimble dating from AD1400-1500. There is a narrow rim with a central groove and a further groove separating the rim from the holes. The holes are quite small and arranged in vertical rows reaching to the crown of the thimble. The thimble is partially flattened and in its present condition is 24.5mm long, 15.9mm wide and 19.4mm high. It weighs 8.24gm.

Similar thimbles are illustrated in McConnel, 1996, The Collector's Guide to Thimbes, Random House.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Wakefield
Date between 1400 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 476223
Old ref: SWYOR-E10934
Filename: PAS_1634_Thimble.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/359341
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/359341/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/476223
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Object location53° 42′ 44.28″ N, 1° 16′ 33.6″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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