Thimble help.

[Garabaldi]

This thimble is very small. Has anyone ever seen one so small and how old do you think it is?

 

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[intimer]

holy cow seems tiny.
you've heard 'tiny fingers tiny tasks'? oh well, me neither.
maybe it says sterling around the edge?
good luck.

 

[Garabaldi]

Child labor in the colonial era?

 

[baspinall]

Might be an old "Monopoly" game piece. I know I found one once.


Brian

 

[Garabaldi]

Might be an old "Monopoly" game piece. I know I found one once.
Brian

That could be it.

 

[Garabaldi]

To small to be a monopoly piece sorry to say. I think its the real deal or maybe a collectable piece.

 

[intimer]

i saw on antique roadshow the other night where real young kids (under 10 i think) were making these samplers. actually ones with houses, figures. very complex for a child or even an adult. it would make since there would be a need for a child size fit thimble.

i read a child size was 5/8" diameter at base.

 

[BuckleBoy]

I have found one--and only one--child's thimble. It is Tiny! And yes, I think that's what this is. I've seen enough of Garabaldi's digs to know that this isn't a monopoly piece--unless a farmer was playing monopoly while driving his tractor and happened to drop the thimble game piece while plowing the fields. :P


I'll see if I can post a photo of my thimble to this thread soon.



-Buckles

 

[Silver Searcher]

I have found one--and only one--child's thimble. It is Tiny! And yes, I think that's what this is. I've seen enough of Garabaldi's digs to know that this isn't a monopoly piece--unless a farmer was playing monopoly while driving his tractor and happened to drop the thimble game piece while plowing the fields. :P


I'll see if I can post a photo of my thimble to this thread soon.



-Buckles

I agree with BB...childs thimble, found quite a few in the UK

SS

 

[Garabaldi]

Awesome. This is an amazing find for me now. I love thimbles and its only the second one I have found. Cool, thanks a bunch all.