Thimbles made from some very unusual materials, including beads, crystal, fimo, rubber and stone

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Beaded thimbles

Olga RUSSIA 374e = $14 Pink, green, gold & lilac beads on red thimble 374g = $14 Light blue, pink & gold beads on blue thimble 374i = $14 Gold & red beads on yellow thimble 374j = $14 Royal blue, pink & gold beads on red thimble

Others 8/1025 = $7 beads over metal

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Bone thimbles

uu1271 = $35 South Africa

return to the topuu1478 Leather. Finger-shaped with scissors and thimble tooled on. Boxed $13

Glass and Crystal thimbles

8/840 = $6 USA logo of Collector Circle CC for members uu809 = $9 lightly frosted uu1223 = $15 England Jemima Puddleduck decal Fluted rim & indented apex

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Ivory thimbles

a507 = $30 19th C Cantonese made in two pieces small size Not deep enough to wear 13mm diameter bm428 = $18 19th C Cantonese 12mm diameter - apex has fallen out - - crack down the length -

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Leather thimbles

uu1478 = $13 Finger-shaped with scissors & thimble tooled on boxed NEW

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Polymer thimbles including Simulated ivory

uu1239 = $22 England British Barbican Crafts Simulated material scrimshawed scene of sailing ship being loaded at jetty all round brass apex + certificate

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Thimbles of Australia by Susan Jean Gowan was published in 1998

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Last updated 26 January 2012

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