Thimbles from makers around the world, including James Fenton, Henry Griffith, Charles Horner and Simons

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This listing includes steel-cored sterling silver thimbles

Carrington & Co [C&Co] ENGLAND

L10 = $45 Sterling silver Chester, 1900 size 6 16.5mm diameter Princess May pattern domed apex with a faceted rim thimble is over 100 years old - two holes at edge of apex - [made by Charles Horner as his RD210800 on band]

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Charles Horner [CH] ENGLAND

DORCAS THIMBLES Steel-cored sterling silver Charles Horner patented his steel-cored sterling silver thimbles in 1884. Silver thimbles with use, go to holes & his patent provided for a lining of steel between two layers of silver. Initially these thimbles had no marking other than "PAT." short for Patent & a size number. These early Dorcas thimbles often included the Registered design [RD] number as well & Horner promoted his thimbles with specifically named patterns. Having a core of steel, all Dorcas thimbles will attract a magnet. In 1905 Horner introduced his "Improved Dorcas", where the steel & silver were fused together & from this date the apexes of all his steel-cored thimbles are flatter. It is not possible to date Dorcas thimbles any closer than this, as they are not only made of sterling silver & thus cannot be hallmarked. Horner ceased to make Dorcas thimbles after 1947. Horner's size numbers are 0 for the largest down to the smallest at size 14. The sizes at either end of this spectrum, are extremeley rare. I have arranged these Dorcas thimbles for sale, by pattern name & then by size from the largest to smallest sizes. There are differences in the way "CH" & the size number are stamped onto the band - the normal marking is to have his initials & the size number in an oval [Type I]. I have noted when the thimbles for sale are differently stamped from this. The Type III is the least commonly found. For further information about this prolific English silversmith, see Tom Lawson's Charles Horner of Halifax: a celebration of his life & work (2002) or buy Diane Pelham Burn's Identifying steel-cored thimbles (1993) Learn more about Dorcas Boxes Type I Type II Type III

a306 = $70 size 4 Dorcas Daisy flat apex 17mm diameter - very good condition - a300 = $50 size 5 Pat. Daisy domed apex 16.5mm diameter - out of round - 19/33 = $40 size 6 Dorcas Daisy domed apex "CH" Type II marks 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - apex is worn in places to steel - a295 = $40 size 6 Dorcas Daisy domed apex 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - small part of silver missing off rim - a305 = $49 size 8 Dorcas Daisy flat apex 14mm diameter 22/11 = $38 size 9 Pat. Daisy domed apex 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - small patch of silver worn to steel on rim - - & on band - - some daisies worn with use - a289 = $33 size 9 Pat. Daisy domed apex 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - holed in apex - bk399 = $45 size 9 Pat. Daisy domed apex 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old 8/824 = $39 size 6 Pat. RD73626 Diamond domed apex 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - worn to steel in some of diamonds - - out of round - dd32 = $14 size 6 Pat. RD73626 Diamond domed apex 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - worn apex & sides - a286 = $48 size 7 Pat. RD73626 Diamond domed apex 14.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - 19/49 = $43 size 9 Dorcas Diamond flat apex 14mm diameter - minimal wear on apex - a290 = $42 size 9 Dorcas Diamond domed apex 14.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - very good condition - bk1300 = $48 size 11 Pat. RD73626 Diamond domed apex 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - 10/71 = $90 size 4 [rare size] Dorcas Flora flat apex 17mm diameter - heavy use on apex - - daisy centres almost down to steel - a291 = $62 size 11 Pat. Flora domed apex 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - 8/1164 = $49 size 6 Dorcas Louise flat apex 15.5mm diameter 19/41 = $27 size 6 Pat. RD127211 Louise domed apex 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - worn to steel on a central patch on apex - 19/43 = $31 size 7 Pat. RD127211 Louise domed apex 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - signs of wear - bm106 = $24 size 7 Pat. RD127211 Louise domed apex 16mm diameter engraved Mrs Leiper 9/8/94 thimble is over 100 years old - worn thru to steel along one row - - holes in apex have been mended - two sewers used this thimble, according to the catalogue entry hh350 = $32 size 7 Dorcas Louise flat apex 15mm diameter - heavy use has worn thru to steel on apex - 19/40 = $29 size 8 Pat. RD127211 Louise domed apex 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - worn to steel on some daisy centres - - out of round - hh369 = $40 size 8 Dorcas Louise domed apex 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old a282 = $56 size 10 Pat. RD127211 Louise domed apex 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - a301 = $92 size 3 [rare size] Dorcas Plain flat apex 18mm diameter - tiny bit of silver missing off rim - 19/35 = $57 size 6 Pat. Plain domed apex 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - signs of good use in some indents - a173 = $34 size 6 Pat. Plain domed apex 15.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - silver lifting off steel on inner rim - - leaving a rough edge - 10/64 = $49 size 7 Dorcas Plain "CH" Type III marks flat apex 15.5mm diameter a308 = $42 size 7 Dorcas Plain flat apex 15.7mm diameter bk756 = $42 size 7 Dorcas Plain flat apex 16mm diameter 10/65 = $62 size 8 Pat. Plain domed apex 15.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of shape - 19/36 = $54 size 8 Pat. Plain domed apex 15.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - apex is worn in places to steel - a303 = $42 size 8 Dorcas Plain flat apex 15mm diameter a309 = $50 size 9 Dorcas Plain flat apex 15mm diameter - excellent condition - 19/84 = $85 size 10 Pat. Plain domed apex 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - housed in a black cardboard thimble box ‘W Dunkling Watchmaker & Jeweller 317 Bourke Street Melbourne bk1016 = $55 size 10 Pat. Plain domed apex 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old a304 = $60 size 11 Pat. Plain domed apex 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old 8/771 = $47 size 7 Dorcas Princess May flat apex 15.5mm diameter - some daisy centres worn to steel on apex - a283 = $62 size 8 Dorcas Princess May flat apex 15mm diameter - excellent condition - 19/38 = $47 size 9 Pat. RD210800 Princess May domed apex 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of shape - - worn to steel on some daisy centres - 8/825 = $57 size 6 Pat. RD210799 Shell domed apex 16.5mm diameter engraved B C thimble is over 100 years old - worn to steel in some of the shell bases - - out of round - a296 = $80 size 7 Dorcas Shell domed apex 16mm diameter monogramLB? thimble is over 100 years old - excellent condition - a298 = $45 size 9 Pat. Engraved acanthus scrolls domed apex blank cartouche 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - apex has worn to steel - 8/778 = $27 size 8 Little Dorcas 16mm diameter - most of lettering worn off - - worn down to steel in a band around thimble & around the apex - - holed in side & out of shape - a235 = $90 England Bakelite Dorcas thimble rack from 1920s 12 spaces for Dorcas thimbles these are numbered but with no sequence 115mm height Learn more about Dorcas boxes

HALLMARKED THIMBLES Charles Horner of Halifax, registered his maker's marks "CH" in Chester in 1885 & he produced silver thimbles from then until 1947. These hallmarked thimbles are arranged in date order of the hallmark Check your Size 6 CH silver thimbles. I have noticed that it is only this size - but not all of them - that has the sizing marked .6.. All the other sizes just have the sizing numeral bm299 = $26 Sterling silver Chester, 1893 size 6 16mm diameter Flora thimble is over 100 years old - apex has been mended - - several holes in sides - - out of round - bk442 = $35 Sterling silver Chester, 1897 size 7 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - one large hole in side - - out of shape - bm234 = $47 Sterling silver Chester, 1897 RD73626 size 8 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - many holes in apex - - out of shape - a186 = $48 Sterling silver Chester, 1898 size 5 17mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - one hole in side - - with wear along two rows - bm138 = $30 Sterling silver Chester, 1902 size 5 16mm diameter Ottoman thimble is over 100 years old - maker’s mark unclear probably Charles Horner - - crack on rim - - very out of shape - - holed in sides - rr87 = $55 Sterling silver Chester, 1904 size 6 16.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - good weight - - very out of round - bm85 = $26 Sterling silver Chester, 1905 size 5 17mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - many holes in sides - a279 = $60 Sterling silver Chester, 1909 size .6. RD429537 registered 25.3.1904 Hardwood design 16mm diameter thimble is 100 years old - has been mended in apex - - out of shape - bk443 = $45 Sterling silver Chester, 1909 size 8 Louise domed apex 15mm diameter thimble is 100 years old - out of round - otherwise very good condition- bm58 = $42 Sterling silver Chester, 1911 size 7 16mm diameter - good hallmarks - - out of round - - holes in apex - bm214 = $30 Sterling silver Chester, 1912 size 7 15.5mm diameter - several holes in apex - 19/74 = $27 Sterling silver Chester, 1913 size 11 13mm diameter - mended apex - - holed in sides - bk608 = $48 Sterling silver Chester, 1914 size 10 15mm diameter Flora - out of round - - otherwise very good condition - L6 = $49 Sterling silver Chester, 1914 size 4 18mm diameter Ottoman - out of round - - slight indent on one side - bk1208 = $14 Sterling silver Chester, 1915 size .6. 16mm diameter Diamond - badly out of shape - - holed in apex - bm63 = $40 Sterling silver Chester, 1916? size .6. 18mm diameter unusual combination of patterns - very very out of round - - apex has been mended - 19/2 = $31 Sterling silver Chester, 1918 size 9 14.5mm diameter - maker's mark rubbed - bm82 = $40 Sterling silver Chester, 1919 size 8 15mm diameter Flora bm10 = $38 Sterling silver Chester, 1923 size 5 18mm diameter - out of round - bm56 = $30 Sterling silver Chester, 1923 size 9 14.5mm diameter - out of shape - - holed in sides - uu777 = $28 Sterling silver Chester, 1923 size 8 15.5mm diameter - no maker’s marks but probably Charles Horner - out of shape - - one central hole in apex - 19/5 = $54 Sterling silver Chester, 1924 size 5 17mm diameter bm144 = $31 Sterling silver Chester, 1924 size 7 16mm diameter Flora - several holes in apex & worn - bm276 = $30 Sterling silver Chester, 1924 size 5 16mm diameter - dent in one side - - out of shape - so rim is a bit dented in places - a271 = $40 Sterling silver size .6. not assayed 16mm diameter

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Charles Iles for Abel Morrall ENGLAND similar design to the Dorcas thimble

a293 = $220 Steel-cored sterling silver Doris size 8 13mm diameter Daisy pattern - excellent condition - - rare thimble - sale pending

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Charles May [CM] ENGLAND Learn more about Charles May thimbles

a259 = $42 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1889 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old bk386 = $35 Sterling silver London, 1890 band in excellent condition thimble is over 100 years old - hole in apex has been mended - - very out of shape - bm49 = $26 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1892 16.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - hole in apex has been mended - - very out of shape -

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Charterhouse Mint Limited ENGLAND

Sterling silver - from a set of 12 - hallmarked London, 1986. 'Thimbles through the Ages' reproductions The thimbles are a good weight & have been replicated from specimens from a London museum or a private collection Being hallmarked, they can never be mistaken for the originals - with accompanying leaflet bk131 = $20 18th century owner's mark of E C 15mm diameter bk132 = $20 19th century christening of Prince of Wales 1842 13mm diameter bk133 = $20 19th century birth of Prince of Wales 1841 14mm diameter

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F Webb [FW] ENGLAND

bk76 = $40 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1894 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - tiny dents at rim -

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Gabler Bros GERMANY Gabler thimbles have an 8-point star on the apex

8/477 = $18 Sterling silver & enamel size 9 16mm diameter scene is of a windmill & yachts gilded inside - enamel is damaged - some bits missing - - worn to the guilloche in places - L11 = $85 Sterling silver 16mm diameter backed red stone apex an 'A' mark on the band cupids' or cherubs' faces & wings - there is damage at the apex - - has the stone been replaced? - bm227 = $26 Sterling silver 13mm diameter raised Greek Key/Walls of Troy blank cartouche - one hole in side - - out of shape - rr139 = $45 Sterling silver size 4 17mm diameter 1900s - slight dent at apex edge - - gilt wash inside largely worn off - - out of shape - uu717 = $50 Sterling silver 16mm diameter

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George Goodman [GG] ENGLAND

a280 = $88 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1903 16.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - housed in cardboard thimble box very faintly lettered on lid Watchmakers to the Admiralty James Walker Ltd The London Jeweller 142 Wilton Road Victoria SW1 - minor damage to the lid - sale pending

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Henry Griffith & Sons [HG&S] ENGLAND Learn more about British Silver Placename thimbles Learn more about Silver Advertising thimbles

Henry Griffith is another of England's great thimble makers during the Victorian era. He registered his maker's mark in Birmingham in October 1856 & the company ceased making thimbles in 1955. From 1873 his thimbles are marked "HG&S". As Horner's Dorcas thimbles had been such a commercial success, Griffith introduced his own equivalent - the Dreema thimbles. Griffith is the maker of most English placename thimbles from 1929-1931 & The Spa & Royal Spa thimbles. He is one of the few silversmiths who marked some of his thimbles with 'Sterling Silver' instead of having them hallmarked. His thimble sizing ranges from 12-20 [smallest to largest] - the sizing in millimetres. Some of his thimbles are only marked "Made in England" but when the accompanying size mark is within the Griffith's thimble size range, they can only be HG&S thimbles. He is often erroneously referred to as Henry Griffiths Norma Spicer's book Henry Griffith & Sons of Birmingham & Leamington Spa is a must for collectors of HG&S thimbles bb577 = $45 Sterling silver Chester, 1899 size 13 or 15 15mm diameter Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd thimble is over 100 years old - holed at pattern break - - out of round - bk431 = $39 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1899 size 13 14mm diameter Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd thimble is over 100 years old - heavy in weight - - as it has been relined - - out of shape - bm2 = $30 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1903 size 15 14mm diameter Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd Ottoman thimble is over 100 years old - out of shape - - two dents at apex [by teeth?] - hh237 = $43 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1905 size 13 14mm diameter Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd thimble is over 100 years old - hole at pattern break - - out of shape - 10/63 = $70 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1911 size 13 14mm diameter daisy patterned apex patterned non-slip rim unusual combination of patterns - out of shape - - tooth bite tiny dent near apex rim - 19/3 = $45 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1914 size 13 14mm diameter - slightly out of shape - 19/59 = $31 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1917 size 17 15.5mm diameter - very slightly out of shape - - hole in centre of apex - v v 3 = $24 Sterling silver Chester, 1917 size 14 14.5mm diameter - hole in centre of apex - 8/238 = $34 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1925 size 19 18mm diameter advertising James Walker The London jeweller - hole in side - - out of round - bk435 = $43 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1926 size 15 15mm diameter - excellent condition - mm91 = $17 Sterling silver Chester, 1926 size 15 15.5mm diameter - mended holes in apex - 10/66 = $95 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1928 Royal Spa size 16 16mm diameter - crisp daisy pattern - sale pending 8/464 = $30 Steel-cored sterling silver Dreema size 16 15mm diameter - apex has completely worn to the smooth steel lining - - otherwise in very good condition - 19/54 = $29 Sterling silver The Spa size 15 15mm diameter - holed at apex rim - mm86 = $29 Sterling silver The Spa size 14 14mm diameter - 1mm hole near rim - - traveller's sample? - - otherwise in excellent condition - 19/6 = $36 Sterling silver size 18 16.5mm diameter - no maker's mark - 19/8 = $29 Sterling silver size 18 16.5mm diameter - no maker's mark - - apex has slight dents - 19/11 = $31 Sterling silver size 16 16mm diameter - no maker's mark - - slightly out of round - a277 = $38 Sterling silver size 13 13mm diameter not assayed good weight - very good condition - a278 = $55 Sterling silver size 10 child's 12mm diameter not assayed - excellent condition - mm92 = $16 Sterling silver size 13 13mm diameter apex has daisy pattern - mended to repair crack - - by relining inner surface - - hallmarks badly struck -

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Henry Williamson Ltd [H W Ltd] ENGLAND

bm105 = $50 Sterling silver Chester, 1904 size 6 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - several holes in apex - - out of shape -

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HJ NORWAY

10/75 = $85 Sterling silver size 8 16mm diameter pretty stylised flower backed red stone apex previous owner purchased in 1975 - excellent condition -

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James Cook [JC] ENGLAND

bb303 = $35 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1890 16.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - slightly out of round - bm40 = $30 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1893 16.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - holed in sides - 19/47 = $31 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1911 15mm diameter faceted rim - holed in apex-one large - - out of shape -

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James Fenton [JF] ENGLAND

James Fenton of Birmingham was one of England's top silver thimble makers during the Victorian era His marks "JF" were first registered in 1852 at the Birmingham Assay Office until 1911 & he ceased making thimbles in 1922. He began to place the size marks on his thimbles from around 1894. James Fenton has a huge range of designs & this makes him an interesting silversmith to collect. The higher the size number, the larger the thimble size. Norma Spicer's book James Fenton: silversmith & thimble maker etc is a must for collectors of Fenton thimbles bm64 = $30 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1889 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - - holed in sides - bm26 = $38 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1891 18mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - one dent near apex - - several holes in sides - bm410 = $78 Sterling silver Birmingham date unclear, but pre 1894 as no size mark 14mm diameter band of moons & stars thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - - has been well used - - holed - hh254 = $60 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1894 size 9 14.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - very slightly out of round - bm65 = $32 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1896 size 11 18mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - one dent near apex - - several holes in sides - bm130 = $30 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1896 size 12 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - hole in apex & some in sides - bm240 = $50 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1896 size 11 16mm diameter blackberry thimble is over 100 years old - several holes in apex - - slightly out of shape - 19/56 = $36 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1897 size 11 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - holes in side - - mended apex with lots of wear - bm268 = $36 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1898 size 9 14.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - indentations thoroughly worn - - not holed - - out of shape - bm398 = $48 Sterling silver Birmingham,1898 size 11 15mm diameter Flora thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - - mended - bm46 = $50 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1900 size 12 16mm diameter blackberry thimble is over 100 years old - several holes in apex - - slightly out of round - bm379 = $38 Sterling silver Birmingham,1901 size 8 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - very out of shape - 10/74 = $68 Sterling silver Birmingham,1902 size 8 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - a188 = $38 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1902 size 12 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - signs of wear on apex - - not holed–has been mended - bm47 = $18 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1903 size 8 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - several dents - - very out of round - 10/61 = $80 Sterling silver Birmingham,1904 size 8 15mm diameter faceted rim unbacked agate apex - tiny chip off surface - - otherwise in very good condition - thimble is over 100 years old sale pending bm308 = $47 Sterling silver Birmingham,1904 ? size 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - hole in apex - - very out of shape - bm381 = $30 Sterling silver Birmingham,1904 size 11 15mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - one dent at apex - - hole in apex - a154 = $27 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1909 size 11 15mm diameter blank cartouche thimble is 100 years old - hole in side - a263 = $40 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1909 size 12 16mm diameter thimble is 100 years old bm377 = $32 Sterling silver Birmingham,1909 size 11 16mm diameter thimble is 100 years old - very worn striations - - holed in sides - - out of round - bm141 = $26 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1916 size 10 14.5mm diameter - out of shape - - hole in apex & several in sides - bk428 = $37 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1920 size 10 14.5mm diameter - apex is holed through daisy centres - bm131 = $50 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1921 size 14 17mm diameter Flora - out of shape - bm5 = $21 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1925 (?) - very out of shape - - two dents at apex [by teeth?] - - band seems to be separating - a264 = $32 Sterling silver Maid’s size 13mm diameter - all marks worn off - - very slightly dented - bm259 = $36 Sterling silver Birmingham, unknown date size 10 15mm diameter - several holes in apex & in sides along one row - - date mark missing -

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James Swann & Son [JS / JS&S] ENGLAND

James Swann became James Swann & Son in 1922 James Swann & Son, most recently owned by Ray Coggle, closed in April 2005 There will be no more new silver thimbles made by JS&S See also Swann Thimbles Norma Spicer's book James Swann (& Son) makers of gold & silver thimbles 1887-present is a must for collectors of Swann thimbles bm181 = $23 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1889 16mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - - one large hole in apex - bm209 = $72 Sterling silver London, 1901 size 6 16mm diameter Isle of Man Triskelion (three-legged symbol) on band thimble is over 100 years old - apex has been replaced with steel - apex holed - - out of shape - Learn more about British Sterling Placename thimbles bm41 = $30 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1917 size 7 15mm diameter - one large hole in side - - lightweight - a281 = $40 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1948 size 7 15.5mm diameter gg189 = $23 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1972 size 4 16mm diameter - hole in apex - 19/26 = $58 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1975 size 5 16mm diameter - mint condition - 19/53 = $40 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1977 size 12 16mm diameter - probably made by James Swann & Son - - maker’s mark obliterated - - apex mended - a426 = $93 Sterling silver & enamel Birmingham, 1977 commemorating Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II1977 boxed Learn more about British Royalty on thimbles NEW a428 = $95 Sterling silver & enamel Birmingham, 1981 commemorating marriage of Charles & Diana 1981 Prince of Wales feathers on verso not handpainted boxed Learn more about British Royalty on thimbles bk768 = $59 Sterling silver & enamel Birmingham, 1986 17mm diameter commemorating the marriage Prince Andrew & Sarah Ferguson 23 July 1986 - mint condition - Learn more about British Royalty on thimbles rr90 = $45 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1987 size 4 16.5mm diameter - mint condition - bk377 = $36 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1993 running fox - mint condition - 19/4 = $58 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1995 15.5mm diameter - mint condition - a275 = $48 Sterling silver size 8 14mm diameter small in height no assay marks - very good condition - bm242 = $56 Sterling silver size 8 14mm diameter unbacked green stone apex no assay marks - very good condition -

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Joe Turner

bk385 = $45 Sterling silver 15mm diameter commemorating Christopher Columbus 1492-1992 his ship on verso rings on apex

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Levi & Salaman [L&S] ENGLAND

bk75 = $35 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1902 size 13 or 15 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - two opposing dents in side - - hole in apex - - out of round - bm317 = $48 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1912 size 9 14mm diameter - excellent condition -

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LJ

bk436 = $40 Silver 16mm diameter guilloche type patterning - excellent condition -

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Marion & Co [MN&Co] ENGLAND

bb594 = $85 Sterling silver Chester, 1903 or 1905 size 16 - rubbed date letter - 16.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - holes in most of centres of daisies - - otherwise in very good condition - housed in cardboard box Thos. Large Jeweller 18 Clumber Street Nottingham - damage to top lid & is grubby -

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Olney, Amsden & Son [OA / OA&S] ENGLAND See also his Steel thimbles

bk80 = $30 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1892 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - holed in sides - - out of round - bm117 = $26 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1892 14mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - out of round - - holes in apex & tiny dents on band - bm33 = $38 Sterling silver Chester, 1904 15.5mm diameter Olney, Amsden & Son thimble is over 100 years old - holed in a row on apex - - out of round -

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Peter F Jackson [PFJ] ENGLAND

a257 = $42 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1926 size 7 17mm diameter - slightly out of round -

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S J Rose [SJR] ENGLAND

rr77 = $50 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1968 size 4 15.5mm diameter - mint condition -

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Saunders & Shepard [CS*FS] ENGLAND

bm127 = $30 Sterling silver Chester, 1890 size 9 14.5mm diameter thimble is over 100 years old - holes in side have been mended - - covering some of daisies - - slightly out of shape -

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Simons PHILADELPHIA USA this is one of the few major silver thimble manufacturers still in operation anywhere in the world the pattern names are taken from American silver thimbles by Gay Ann Rogers

703 = $42 Sterling silver size 8 14mm diameter 1880s Y in cartouche - out of round - 704 = $41 Sterling silver size 7 15mm diameter maid's size 1880s-1900s - out of shape - 8/1274 = $45 Sterling silver size 9 15mm diameter housed in English, worn cardboard box with J.M. Wendt Jeweller Adelaide on outer lid - upper lid has been mended with cellotape on 4 sides - 19/37 = $54 Sterling silver size 7 13mm diameter Walls of Troy/Greek Key - maker’s mark badly stamped - - mint condition - 19/52 = $52 Sterling silver size 9 16.5mm diameter Walls of Troy/Greek key 1910-1920 - out of round - bk541 = $30 Sterling silver size 11 16mm diameter bk542 = $31 Sterling silver size 10 13mm diameter - out of round - dd452 = $29 Sterling silver size 12 [large] 16.5mm diameter Fluted octagon - signs of wear on apex & band -

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Swann Thimbles [S(T)] ENGLAND

See also James Swann Frank Jones ceased making thimbles in 2002 Norma Spicer's James Swann (& Son) makers of gold & silver thimbles 1887-present is a must for collectors of Swann thimbles Frank Jones Sterling silver Birmingham, 1991 16mm diameter Made for the Thimble Collectors' Guild which includes their silver mark From a set of 12 signs of the zodiac Daisy apex 5/552 = $29 Cancer 5/553 = $29 Pisces 5/554 = $29 Libra 5/557 = $29 Sagittarius

bk438 = $49 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1992 16mm diameter two swans made for The Thimble Guild + explanatory leaflet - mint condition - bk444 = $48 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1993 16mm diameter quilter's thimble with concave apex - mint condition - bk761 = $45 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1993 15mm diameter possibly made for Princess Anne's second marriage - mint condition - - bad join thru one rose - bk430 = $45 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1995 16mm diameter maple leaves made for The Thimble Guild + explanatory leaflet - mint condition -

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Topazio PORTUGAL See also Silver-plated thimbles by Topazio

8/1027 = $34 Sterling silver 15.5mm diameter handpainted bird on wide band of wheat or corn gold wash inside

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Walker & Hall [W&H] ENGLAND These thimbles are similar in design to Dorcas thimbles

bm113 = $96 size 6 Dura Pat G Louise Steel-cored sterling silver 15mm diameter - with use, the silver has worn off the apex leaving a jagged surface - housed in coquilla nut thimble holder basket - split on one side - rr136 = $90 size 6 Dura Pat M Louise Steel-cored sterling silver 16mm diameter - good weight - - silver separating slightly at inner rim - - slight damage at places at apex - a292 = $80 size 7 Dura Pat 4 Plain Steel-cored sterling silver 16mm diameter - silver has worn on sides -

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William Hutchinson [WH] ENGLAND

a270 = $35 Sterling silver Chester, 1903 size unclear = small size 13.5mm diameter - hole in side -

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William James Holmes [WJH] ENGLAND

a256 = $68 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1898 16mm diameter thimble is 100 years old - crack along edge of rim - - but not rough - - out of round - - otherwise in great condition bk77 = $40 Sterling silver Birmingham, 1907 size 11 16mm diameter thimble is 100 years old - dent in side & central hole in apex - - out of round -

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