File:A post medieval copper alloy thimble with steel top dating to the 18th century. (FindID 601732).jpg

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A post medieval copper alloy thimble with steel top dating to the 18th century.
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2014-02-18 16:02:03
Title
A post medieval copper alloy thimble with steel top dating to the 18th century.
Description
English: A post medieval copper alloy thimble with steel top dating to the second half of the 18th century. This thimble has a a circular, steel top and the body is copper alloy. Both the steel top and the body of the thimble are covered with circular indentations in a ring pattern. There is a double band of decoration comprising small rectangular stamps and a rounded rim. There are no maker's marks. The shape of the thimble is slightly distorted and some of the indentations perforate the thimble walls.

McConnel (1999:29) writes: "in the second half of the 18th century, metal thimbles began to be made in one piece using a technique known as the 'deep drawn' method. 'Deep drawing' shapes the thimble from a small, flat, round disc which is hammered into a dye or mould. This method of projection was largely responsible for pushing the trend towards taller slimmer thimbles which needed in some cases to be reinforced, for instance, with the introduction of steel tops." A similar example is also recorded on the PAS database see CORN-B1D656.

Dimensions: length: 24.89mm; diameter: 21.58mm; weight: 4.00g.

Reference: McConnel, B. 1999. The Collector's Guide to Thimbles. Bracken Books; London.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1750 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 601732
Old ref: LON-232966
Filename: Thimble-Nov13.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/457081
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/457081/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/601732
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Object location51° 30′ 41.76″ N, 0° 01′ 43.23″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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