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There is a growing trend to have collections within thimble collections and a small, specialised themed area is Easter thimbles. For thimbles to fit within this category they should be dated. This then qualifies them both as commemorative as well as Easter thimbles.

The Thimble Guild of Biggar in Scotland has featured Easter thimbles in their catalogues over the years. These seem to be undated or only produced for one year. If the thimbles are not branded, it is difficult to track the makers after the event.

As far as I can find out there are only a few firms that have dated Easter thimbles - eg. Caverswall and Heritage Collection.

This page would not have been possible without Sue Pickles. Thank you Sue for your generous help and sharing. Sue in turn had help from other collectors who are listed as Contributors at the end of this page .

Caverswall

Following the successful Caverswall China Christmas series 1977-1993, there are the Easter thimbles that appeared from 1978-1993. Caverswall Bone China of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent in England, started producing thimbles in 1977, as a result of the demand worldwide for collectors' thimbles. John Chown who owned Caverswall made thimbles from 1977 until 1993. Caverswall thimbles have always had a distinctive shape. I have included the colour of the backstamp where known as this is of interest to collectors of Caverswall thimbles.

Easter 1978 with blue bow
Swallows & blue flowers
Signed M. Grant
Brown backstamp
Easter 1986

Easter 1979 with pink flowers
Pink bows & butterflies
Signed M. Grant
Brown backstamp
Easter 1987 in pink
Rabbit in a circular lozenge
Black backstamp

Easter 1980 with laurel leaves
Dressed up rabbits with umbrella
Matching egg trinket box
Signed M. Grant.
Brown backstamp
Easter 1988
Newly hatched chick

Easter 1981 with heart shaped laurel
Rabbit pulling an easter egg trolley Easter 1989 in light blue
Rabbit head & flowers
Black backstamp

Easter 1982
Black backstamp
Easter 1990 with floral spray
Kitten & flowers

Easter 1983 with primroses
Shepherd sitting under a tree
Brown backstamp
Easter 1991
Large blue easter egg and various animals.

Easter 1984 with pink & blue flowers
Children playing in a field
Black backstamp
Easter 1992
Children painting Easter eggs

Easter 1985 Easter 1993
Easter eggs and pink roses

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Heritage Collection

In Australia, Heritage Collections marketed hallmarked English silver thimbles with an Easter theme. They were only produced for three Easters: 1982-1984 (their Christmas thimbles 1981-1984). Each year has the maker's mark of a different silversmith, but all were assayed in Birmingham. All are lightweight and with boxed with authenticity certificates, which were numbered

Easter 1982
ALtd.
Bunnies in relief all round.
Only 1000 made Easter 1984
B L.
ducks in relief all round.
Only 2500 made

Easter 1983
Handpainted lilies
COG.
Daffodils in relief all round.
Only 1000 made

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Hurley Porcelain

Easter 1979 Easter 1981
Handpainted lilies

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Mason's Ironstone

Easter Easter 1981

Easter

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Woodsetton Peeps

Easter 2006

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DO YOU KNOW ANY MORE DETAILS ABOUT EASTER THIMBLES?
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER EASTER THIMBLES NOT MENTIONED?
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Contributors
The Thimble Guild and all the members who wrote to Sue Pickles with so much valuable information
Others who helped Sue are Cathy Pezzotta, Jenny Yuhas, Pamela Bull
and members of the Dorset Thimble Society
Sue Burt, Joyce Nixon-Smith and Moyra Peckston

This listing of Easter Thimbles does not purport to be complete or accurate in all aspects. Rather it invites comment and contribution to add to our knowledge. My thanks to the other contributors.

Enjoy!

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Last updated 11 June 2008

	Easter 1978 with blue bow Swallows & blue flowers Signed M. Grant Brown backstamp		Easter 1986
	Easter 1979 with pink flowers Pink bows & butterflies Signed M. Grant Brown backstamp		Easter 1987 in pink Rabbit in a circular lozenge Black backstamp
	Easter 1980 with laurel leaves Dressed up rabbits with umbrella Matching egg trinket box Signed M. Grant. Brown backstamp		Easter 1988 Newly hatched chick
	Easter 1981 with heart shaped laurel Rabbit pulling an easter egg trolley		Easter 1989 in light blue Rabbit head & flowers Black backstamp
	Easter 1982 Black backstamp		Easter 1990 with floral spray Kitten & flowers
	Easter 1983 with primroses Shepherd sitting under a tree Brown backstamp		Easter 1991 Large blue easter egg and various animals.
	Easter 1984 with pink & blue flowers Children playing in a field Black backstamp		Easter 1992 Children painting Easter eggs
	Easter 1985		Easter 1993 Easter eggs and pink roses

	Easter 1982 ALtd. Bunnies in relief all round. Only 1000 made		Easter 1984 B L. ducks in relief all round. Only 2500 made
	Easter 1983 Handpainted lilies COG. Daffodils in relief all round. Only 1000 made