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Created after: Sunday 1st January 2012
Created before: Monday 11th June 2012
Broad period:MODERN
Primary material:White metal
Institution:CAM

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Record ID: CAM-CB52D8
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A white metal thimble of modern date, post 1712. The thimble has been squashed in half and is covered with evenly spaced and sized pimples over the sides and top with a plain border at the rim of 2.89mm height. The top of the squashed thimble is now oval in shape and measures 12.90mm x 9.50mm. The base of the now oval thimble measures 22.70mm x 6.37mm. The plain rim has a thickness of 1.03mm and has been punch with five symbols. These symbols are difficult to read as they still have some mud embedded how ever they seem to show, from left to right, possibly a rectangle containing proba…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.