Scarborough Park - Day 5 - 1907 Silver Thimble!

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 6, 2011

Got back to the park I've been hunting on and off now for the past two weeks and pulled a couple of interesting finds! :icon_thumright:

For the most part I feel this park has never seen a metal detector as I'm digging a good signal every few feet, mostly pennies though! :laughing7:

Unfortunately, no silver coins today :'(

, but I did manage to find a Sterling Silver Thimble! :thumbsup:

This beauty was about 6" down and is really sweet!

It was made by James Swann of Birmingham, England in 1907.

I found a lot of mid-1940's & '50's pennies, a 1944 & '45 Wheat and a 1943 Canadian 'Victory' Nickel . . . my first. I also found a lot of keys, including a broken skeleton key, a couple of buttons, a 'rusted out' pocket knife and around $2.00 in change.

Thanks for looking and best of luck to you!
Dave

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 7, 2011

N.J.THer said:
That maybe one of the nicest thimbles I've seen posted...congrats.

NJ

Thanks very much N.J.! :thumbsup:

I'm still debating whether or not I should polish it up? :icon_scratch:

Best of luck to you,
Dave

CanadianTrout said:
Well done my fellow Canuck! great diggings, that thimble is gorgeous!

Thanks very much buddy, hope you've been able to get out some this year! :icon_thumright:

I'm in London tonight and will be in Cambridge tomorrow for a couple of hours. Who knows, it's suppose to get up to 4c tomorrow, just might have to hit a park or two in 'your own backyard' eh! :laughing7:

Dave

romeo-1 said:
If you're going to find a thimble that's the one to find!

Thanks romeo! :icon_thumright:

I'm always amazed at the finds you guys dig in the East man! :notworthy:

HH, Dave

Steve in PA said:
Fantastic Thimble

I'm glad it wasn't crushed

Thanks Steve, she was a tad bent, but straighten out nicely! :thumbsup:

Best of luck to you,
Dave

Whitebeard said:
Wow! what a beauty, this thimble is a precious find, thanks for posting. HH

Thank you sir! :icon_thumright:

I aim to please, and as my wife says . . . would you please aim next time! :laughing7:

PikesPeakCharlie said:
Good hunt That thimble is fantastic

Thanks Charlie! :thumbsup:

Hey, not quite as nice as an 1890's porcelain Coors Brewery sign! :laughing7:

But I'll take it!

Dave

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 7, 2011

pl8man said:
Sweet find Dave ! A silver thimble is on my wish list
Glen

Thanks Glen, I too have wanted to find a thimble for a long time!
I did some on-line research of the maker prior to posting and this company is apparently the 'silver thimble' maker to the Royal Family!

Best of luck to you this weekend bud! :icon_thumright:

Dave

Westfront said:
I agree with the others! If You're talking about silver thimbles this one is it! What a beauty!

Thanks for the kind words Westfront, I'm blushing as we speak!

Hold on, maybe that's the beer that's making me blush! :laughing7:

HH, Dave

emesis said:
Nice thimble. Funny that pennies seem to show up first. I have been working a site for 2 years. Mostly wheat pennies first, then silver started to trickle in. Have now found over fifty silvers. Moral is ,never give up on a site. Good job.
emesis

I hear what you're saying about the pennies emesis! My Ace 350 hits in the same range on silver as it does on 'pure copper' early pennies, that's why I dig so many of them on every hunt! :laughing7:

As you mentioned, you've got to get through the pennies to find the silver! :thumbsup:

HH, Dave

halfdime said:
That thimble is a beauty! I do have to comment on the name "emesis." I worked in healthcare for 11.5 years, and we were never allowed to document that a resident (patient) had an emesis. Only a doctor, and maybe the nurses, could. So a person could puke all over the place and it could only be described by us laypersons as an "apparent emesis." Nothing against using it as a name, mind you; it just brought that memory flooding back .

Thanks for posting halfdime, best of luck to you! :thumbsup:

hammered said:
Great thimble Dave , really nice find

Ian

Cheers Ian!

Thanks mate! :thumbsup:

Dave

Silver Searcher · Dec 7, 2011

Stunning Silver Thimble, you don't get them from our ploughed fields in that great shape :icon_thumleft:

SS

Lanny in AB · Dec 7, 2011

That thimble is one sweet find!

All the best,

Lanny

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 7, 2011

Silver Searcher said:
Stunning Silver Thimble, you don't get them from our ploughed fields in that great shape

SS

Cheers SS!

I still can't believe I found something of this age in a park that likely dates to the late 30's or early 40's!
Somebody must have brought their sewing to do at the park back in the 40's or 50's while their kids played and then lost it in the grass! :icon_scratch:

Now, here it is found by me 60 years later . . . I love this hobby! :laughing7:

Dave

Lanny in AB said:
That thimble is one sweet find!

All the best,

Lanny

Thanks for your post Lanny! :icon_thumright:

Breezie · Dec 7, 2011

Dave, great hunt, and I love the thimble!!! I'm sure the story is exactly the way you said, someone was sewing in the park while watching their kids. :thumbsup:

Breezie

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 7, 2011

Breezie said:
Dave, great hunt, and I love the thimble!!! I'm sure the story is exactly the way you said, someone was sewing in the park while watching their kids. Breezie

Thanks very much for your post Breezie! I like to think that there's a story behind everything I find, it makes it more personal that way. :icon_thumright:

Take care, Dave

TreasurdiggrNY · Dec 7, 2011

Nice hunt and finds Dave, congrats on that killer thimble, wow what a beauty :icon_thumright:

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 7, 2011

TreasurDiggrNY said:
Nice hunt and finds Dave, congrats on that killer thimble, wow what a beauty

Thanks TDNY! :icon_thumright:

I bet it'll look a lot better though if I polish it up! :wink:

Dave

Mr Tuff · Dec 7, 2011

sweet thimble!!!! MR TUFF

ruck · Dec 7, 2011

Nice digs.

rob.s · Dec 7, 2011

Cool looking thimble and glad you found it not smashed :icon_thumright:

CanadianTrout · Dec 8, 2011

from: CanadianTrout on Yesterday at 08:34:49 AM
Well done my fellow Canuck! great diggings, that thimble is gorgeous!

Thanks very much buddy, hope you've been able to get out some this year!
I'm in London tonight and will be in Cambridge tomorrow for a couple of hours. Who knows, it's suppose to get up to 4c tomorrow, just might have to hit a park or two in 'your own backyard' eh!

Heeeey! get out of my back yard buddy! Just kidding, to bad I'm working we could go out and you could show me a thing or two!! Drive safe.

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 8, 2011

Mr Tuff said:
sweet thimble!!!! MR TUFF

Thank you sir! :icon_thumright:

ruck said:
Nice digs.

Thanks!

rob.s said:
Cool looking thimble and glad you found it not smashed

Thanks for your post Rob!
It was a little squished, but I managed to make it round again! :laughing7:

CanadianTrout said:
from: CanadianTrout on Yesterday at 08:34:49 AM
Well done my fellow Canuck! great diggings, that thimble is gorgeous!

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Thanks very much buddy, hope you've been able to get out some this year!
I'm in London tonight and will be in Cambridge tomorrow for a couple of hours. Who knows, it's suppose to get up to 4c tomorrow, just might have to hit a park or two in 'your own backyard' eh!

Click to expand...

Heeeey! get out of my back yard buddy! Just kidding, to bad I'm working we could go out and you could show me a thing or two!! Drive safe.

Maybe next summer buddy, it'd be nice to get together with someone like yourself that knows the KW area. There's a lot of history down your way and I bet you know a few good sites eh! :thumbsup:

Take care man,
Dave

johnnyblaze · Dec 8, 2011

That thimble is simply beautiful ::)

Never got a silver one :dontknow:

Nice digs

Blaze

jewelerguy · Dec 8, 2011

that is one sweet thimble :headbang:

Tuberale · Dec 8, 2011

Yep the thimble is a definate keeper. Congratulations!

Am I the only one who noticed the Ireland motif on it? Harp? 4-leaf clovers? Could we maybe see the other side too?

And the skeleton key is worth at least a nod, at least from me.

I, too, feel you may have a virgin site. Go slow and careful. You'd be surprised how many great finds hide under the overlap of even a good coil.

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 8, 2011

ANTIQUARIAN said:
TreasurDiggrNY said:

Nice hunt and finds Dave, congrats on that killer thimble, wow what a beauty

Click to expand...

Thanks TDNY!
I bet it'll look a lot better though if I polish it up!

Dave

Here are a couple of pics after polishing!

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 8, 2011

johnnyblaze said:
That thimble is simply beautiful

Never got a silver one

Nice digs

Blaze

Thanks Johnny! :icon_thumright:

Now I'd like to find a pewter or brass thimble, but if all I can find is another silver one, that's OK too! :laughing7:

Dave

jewelerguy said:
that is one sweet thimble

Thanks buddy! :thumbsup:

artzstuff1 · Dec 8, 2011

That is one nice thimble,,, that place is laden with booty!!!!! :headbang:

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