First Silver Thimble

[artyfacts]

My first silver thimble, but it met the plow. The two buttons have no backmarks. The decorative one is neat. The little gilt buckle type thing might of been to a book marker. It reads, G.H. Guyot. The long piece with what looks like a nozzle on the end is the second I have found. The tip is solid so are both long pieces. This one has the remains of a decorative top still attached. Like the other I found this one still swivels at the knuckle. Very odd, I'm lost in thought as to what this was for, its still neat. Arty

 

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[Chuck In Oregon]

I'll make a couple of guesses. Could one be the top and spray tip of a perfume bottle? And second, could the buckle thingy actually be a suspender adjuster? Good fun finds.

Chuck

 

[ticm]

Beat up by the plow or not silver thimbles are a real good find.

 

[Mackaydon]

What, if any, identifiable hallmarks are on the thimble?
Don....

 

[artyfacts]

I'll make a couple of guesses. Could one be the top and spray tip of a perfume bottle? And second, could the buckle thingy actually be a suspender adjuster? Good fun finds.

Chuck

No place for the perfume to travel, everything is solid including the holeless tip. Could be for suspenders.

 

[artyfacts]

What, if any, identifiable hallmarks are on the thimble?
Don....

Hi Don, Not a one. Opened it up slightly to get a look inside also and couldn't find a thing.

 

[submarine]

Looks like the part that had the hallmarks is gone. They are usually stamped in the inside dome part.

Sent from a hole 10 feet deep with nothing in it!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Nice! It took me a dozen years of digging to find my first silver thimble. The piece with the tube and collar is a part from a gas lighting system. I have found many decorative pieces and tubing like this in the fields over the years. My buddy dug most of a chandelier where it was discarded in a trash pit.

-Buckles

 

[Gunrunner61]

Love the thimble, all your finds are cool.....HH

 

[HISPAN]

Very nice Silver Thimble ! ...congrats !

 

[Giant056]

Big congrats on your first silver thimble