Record ID: SWYOR-8FDA50
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ring thimble dating from the Post Medieval period, about AD 1550 - 1600. It is an open thimble with a pair of ridges forming a border top and bottom. There is no visible seam. The pits are circular and neatly executed in a spiral that runs up to the right in 7 rows. There is possibly a maker's mark at the start of the spiral but it is too worn to be certain it is not a larger pit. The thimble has a smooth green patina. It is 17.5mm tall, 20.6mm diameter and 5.6g. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/textile-equipment/#Medieval_ring-type_thimbles.
Created on: Sunday 11th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-FBAF35
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A partially flattened and incomplete silver thimble dating from AD 1620 - 1700. The longitudinal seam has split open and the thimble is badly squashed. The top (assuming it had one) is missing. A separate piece of silver wire is applied to the base to thicken the rim. This has partially separated from the thimble. The walls are decorated with neat horizontal rows of rectangular or triangular pits. There is a band at the base, delineated by three circumferential incised lines above and two below. There are another two similar lines at the top of the walls. The band is engraved with + FE…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A4D018
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but flattened copper alloy thimble of Post-Medieval date, about AD 1520 - 1620. It has a domed top and a plain band round the rim. The pits are arranged in a spiral that goes up to the right. The pits are circular. There is no visible maker's mark. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/textile-equipment/#Post-medieval_domed_thimbles. Length: 30.08mm Height: 22.76mm Thickness: 9.12mm Weight: 5.84g
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-FC8A9E
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy thimble dating from AD 1520 - 1620. It has a shallow domed top, angled sides and a plain band round the rim. The pits are arranged in a spiral that goes up to the right. The pits are D shaped to circular. Below the start of the spiral is a maker's mark of two punched chevrons, each formed of two oval punches, looking rather like a head of wheat. There does not appear to be a close match for the maker's mark in Read (2018) but number 169 is a similar idea. The thimble is slightly distorted on one side, but measuring over the original diame…
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-B02C7E
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval thimble dating from about AD 1400 - 1500. It has straight sides and shallow domed top which is tonsured (bare of pits). The sides are covered with circular pits arranged in a left hand spiral (going up to the left). There is a narrow undecorated band at the base, but no grooved line. The thimble is 16mm tall, 16.3m wide and 3g. Compare https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/textile-equipment/#Medieval_domed_thimbles.
Created on: Tuesday 27th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-697CD7
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A squished and incomplete copper alloy Medieval beehive type thimble dating from AD 1300 - 1400. It has a domed top with a circular piercing at the apex. The domed top is plain, with then rings of hand punched circular pits round the lower edge of the top. The pits on the sides are in vertical rows. There is a double line border round the base. The thimble is squashed making the original shape difficutl to determine. The thimble has a metal sleeve or liner forming an inner layer. This is not a 2nd thimble stacked with the first because where the outer layer has broken away it is c…
Created on: Monday 24th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-E8C405
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large copper alloy thimble of Post Medieval date, AD 1520 - 1620. It has a shallow domed top, and straight walls. They are covered with a spiral of pits, running up to the right from the bottom and continuing onto the crown in a spiral. The pits are circular and neatly arranged. There is an incised line border round the rim. Measurements are; length 20.2mm, diameter at base 19.9mm, thickness of body 0.9mm and weight 7.0g. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/textile-equipment/.
Created on: Monday 25th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-55A15D
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval thimble which is rather squashed, dating from AD 1300 - 1500. It has a domed top, and is covered with irggularly positioned circular pits. Some are in vertical rows on the sides and they cover the top in an irregular pattern. There is a groove round the rim. Measurements are; length 23.7mm, width 28.8mm, thickness 14.3mm and weight 7.36. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/textile-equipment/#Domed_thimbles
Created on: Monday 18th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-BCB196
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A misshapen, almost complete copper alloy Post Medieval to modern thimble dating from about AD 1750 - 1850. The thimble has a slightly thickened rim, a wide band of possibly foliate decoration at the base, and several narrower circumferential bands on the upper sides, some grooved. the top is covered with rows of mechanical circular pits. Measurements are; height 20.0mm, width 19.1mm, thickness 12.7mm and weight 4.08g. The walls of the thimble are 0.5mm thick. Compare number 281 and 282 on page 69 of Read (2018).
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th February 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-BC73E4
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A misshapen silver thimble of Post Medieval to Modern date, about AD 1750 - 1900. There are no hallmarks and is is made in one piece. It has a shallow domed top and angled sides. There is a plain basal band with a double line border above. Above that is a band of decoration with a running scroll in relief and a cartouche which is not engraved. The upper half of the walls are covered with worn lozenge shaped pits and the top is covered with concentric circles of circular pits. The object is 17.1mm high, 21.4mm wide, 11.8mm thick and weighs 4.63g. Compare umber 290 on page 69 of R…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th February 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-AD8BA4
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy thimble of Medieval to Post Medieval date, about AD 1400 - 1600. It is tall and robust, with straight sides and a domed top. The centre of the top is bare of indentations (tonsured). It is of double wall construction, or has an internal metal sleeve, visible at the rim and on the crown where part of the outer layer is missing. the outer layer is corroded, making the detail of the pits or indentations invisible. The pits appears to be circular where they are visible, and are on both layers of the thimble, so it could be two thimbles stacked together. It is 25.1mm high, 2…
Created on: Monday 4th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st October 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-BC1648
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval copper-alloy domed thimble, dating from approximately AD 1300 - 1500. The thimble is circular in plan and the thick straight walls taper inwards from the base towards the crown. There is evidence of a plain unthickened rim and no visible manufacturing marks. The outer face has irregularly spaced sub-circular indentations/drilled pits. There is a central indentation at the apex, perhaps a blocked hole, of just 0.7mm diameter. The outer face of this thimble has a green and brown patina. It is 24.8mm tall, 20.7mm diameter and 16.1g weight. The PAS Finds Recordin…
Created on: Friday 12th March 2021
Last updated: Thursday 29th April 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-266005
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely cast, lead palm guard, probably dating from the 17th-20th century (about AD 1600 - AD 1950). It is a rounded oval, D-shaped with a concave "straight" edge and is flat, except for a raised edge along the stem of the D. The underside has two small circular depressions near the centre. These are believed to have been used to push a needle through a tough material. Leather workers' palm guards are discussed in an article in Gordon Bailey's 'Detector Finds 2', 1993, pages 64-5. Dating of these artefacts is very difficult; the earliest examples seem to date from the 17th century, …
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-C50BDC
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medieval thimble dating from about AD 1500 - 1600. It has a circumferential basal plain band with one groove, and a continuous right hand spiral of oval pits covering the sides and crown. It has fairly straight sides and a shallowly domed top. It is 20.4mm high, 20.2mm diameter at the base and 6.35g. There is a dent in the rim, and it has a light green patina. Compare numbers 124 and 126 on page 35 of Read (2018) Metal Sewing-Thimbles Found in Britain.
Created on: Thursday 7th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-F666B8
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, but squashed copper alloy sewing ring of Medieval or early Post-Medieval date, about AD 1450 - 1550. The ring tapers slightly from the base towards the open top and the outer surface is decorated with four concentric rings of circular pits. The thimble has been partially flattened, and one side has cracked. It measures 27.4mm wide, 8.7mm tall, 6.6mm thick and 3g. Similar thimbles are recorded on the database, see for example references BH-F2A815 and SF-5B56D2. This last reference cites Holmes (2004), Finds Research Group paper, where this type of thimble is dated to the la…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F9012
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy domed thimble dating from the medieval period, about AD 1450 - 1530. It has large circular, probably drilled, indentations in a spiral up the sides and over the top. Some of the "pits" are holes rather than depressions. It has a plain rim with just a faint groove round the base. The thimble has a dark green glossy patina. It is 23.4mm tall, 21.5mm diameter and 8.5g. See Holmes (1988) Finds Research Group Datasheet 9 and Read (2006) 'Metal Thimbles' in The Searcher, October 2006.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-2D3183
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy domed thimble dating from the medieval period, AD 1450 - 1530. It has large circular indentations in a spiral up the sides and around the top, but the crown is bare (tonsured). It has a plain rim. The thimble has a smooth, grey green patina. It is 20.5mm tall, 24.5mm diameter, the walls are 1.5mm thick. 9.81g. See Holmes (1988) Finds Research Group Datasheet 9 and Read (2006) 'Metal Thimbles' in The Searcher, October 2006.
Created on: Friday 9th September 2016
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-A40A0F
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy domed thimble dating from the late medieval or Post Medieval period, about AD 1450 - 1650. It has small circular indentations in a spiral up the sides and around the top, leaving a bare tonsure. It has a plain rim. The thimble has two layers of metal in the walls and was probably made by the hammering process. The thimble has a dark green patina. It is 17.2mm tall, 19.2mm diameter and 3.9g. See Holmes (1988) Finds Research Group Datasheet 9 and Read (2006) 'Metal Thimbles' in The Searcher, October 2006.
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-A3F29B
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy domed thimble dating from the medieval period, about AD 1450 - 1530. It has large indentations in a spiral up the sides and around the top. It has a plain rim. The thimble has a dark brown patina. It is 19.9mm tall, 18.3mm diameter and 6.54g. See Holmes (1988) Finds Research Group Datasheet 9 and Read (2006) 'Metal Thimbles' in The Searcher, October 2006.
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-3B3DE8
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Medieval to Post-Medieval thimble dating from about AD 1300 - 1650. The thimble has almost stright sides and a domed top, with a small tonsure (plain area) at the apex. The pits are hand-punched. They are arranged in vertical lines on the sides with concentric circles around the top. There is a double line border round the base, of recessed lines. According to Holmes (1999, 3), thimbles with tonsures were in use from the 14th century onwards, declining in use until they died out altogether around the mid 17th century. The hand-punched indentations with thei…
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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