How to date a Thimble

[keossvin]

Hello Tnet,

Found this thimble today and got no idea from what time period. Any tips on how to date one ?

 

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[Mackaydon]

Looks too short to be a thimble.
What markings, if any, are inside the object?
Don......

 

[DCMatt]

I agree with Don. The size and shape is odd for a thimble.

 

[smokeythecat]

It could have been broken off. Dating is hard. If the holes are hand made it apparently is a lot older than one with regular sized holes.

 

[keossvin]

Looks too short to be a thimble.
What markings, if any, are inside the object?
Don......

Cant find any markings. Maybe it is broken ?

 

[GaRebel1861]

We find them down here that date back to the late 1790s. They are sometimes found at the same sites that we recover trade items from. I do not know of any way to put an exact date on any of them though.

 

[nsdq]

First ask it out to dinner, meet parents etc....

 

[Red-Coat]

I see you're from the Netherlands. Assuming what you found is not broken and it is actually a thimble, short domed ones like that typically date to mediaeval times... 14th-15th Century. There's some useful information on the forms in use by time period on the UK Portable Antiquities website at this link:

https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/textile-equipment/

 

[Rookster]

Freeze plug.

 

[Rookster]

Thimbles

 

[Hillbilly Prince]

First ask it out to dinner, meet parents etc....

I was hoping for tips on dating thimbles. Thought it was net slang for some type of girl

 

[Red-Coat]

There are thimbles... and then there are European mediaeval thimbles.



The pictures aren't great for keossvin's item and we have no context for the find nor any indication of what metal it's made from. The sides are a little straighter and it's more uniform than I would expect on an item that old because they were usually made by hammering, although 'cast' is possible.

 

[Rookster]

There are thimbles... and then there are European mediaeval thimbles.

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The pictures aren't great for keossvin's item and we have no context for the find nor any indication of what metal it's made from. The sides are a little straighter and it's more uniform than I would expect on an item that old because they were usually made by hammering, although 'cast' is possible.

Don't see anything close. No being negative but it's a freeze plug