Finial?

[whispers]

This thing looks like a witches hat but has United kingdom coat of arms on it with lion and unicorn.could it be a finial?

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

Whispers
How tall is that and is it copper?

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I think if its about three inches tall its a dames thimble. Digginit up posted one last year that looks about the same .

Early schoolteachers sometimes used a "dames' thimble" to enforce discipline. This large heavy thimble was an instrument for "thimble knocking," that is, tapping unruly children on their heads. These thimles measured 2-4inches long.
One American city's thoroughfare earned the nickname "Thimble-Knocking Street" because ladies of the evening were said to tap thimbles against windows to attract passersby.
Besides the term "thimble knocking," the tiny size of the thimble begat the reference "just a thimble full," meaning a very small amount. Thimbles designed as spirit measures and inscribed "Just a Thimble Full" or "Only a Thimble Full" were popular in the 1800's. Two to five inches tall and made from glass, silver, gold and other metals, these giant thimbles were sometimes given as anniversa

 

[trk5capt]

I think if its about three inches tall its a dames thimble. Digginit up posted one last year that looks about the same .
I Think Gypsy Nailed This One, I Have Seen This Same Relic, About A Year Ago. trk5capt...


Early schoolteachers sometimes used a "dames' thimble" to enforce discipline. This large heavy thimble was an instrument for "thimble knocking," that is, tapping unruly children on their heads. These thimles measured 2-4inches long.
One American city's thoroughfare earned the nickname "Thimble-Knocking Street" because ladies of the evening were said to tap thimbles against windows to attract passersby.
Besides the term "thimble knocking," the tiny size of the thimble begat the reference "just a thimble full," meaning a very small amount. Thimbles designed as spirit measures and inscribed "Just a Thimble Full" or "Only a Thimble Full" were popular in the 1800's. Two to five inches tall and made from glass, silver, gold and other metals, these giant thimbles were sometimes given as anniversa