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

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Agateware thimbles JERSEY

a250 = $45 Tony Bouchet Commemorating 150th Anniversary June 20th 1837-1987 H M Queen Victoria gold rings around apex + certificate #525

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Amber thimbles

uu908 = $50 Kenya/South Africa originally a smooth amber bead apex of criss-crossed ivory - crack in original amber -

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Beaded thimbles

Olga RUSSIA 374d = $16 Emerald green & gold beads on green thimble 374e = $16 Pink, green, gold & lilac beads on red thimble 374f = $16 Gold & royal blue beads on yellow thimble 374g = $16 Light blue, pink & gold beads on blue thimble 374h = $16 Orange & black beads on red thimble 374i = $16 Gold & red beads on yellow thimble 374j = $16 Royal blue, pink & gold beads on red thimble

Others 8/1025 = $9 beads over metal uu905 = $16 South Africa Zulu bead design handmade sale pending

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Corn thimbles

uu901 = $20 Hockley, England Betty Blackwood Corn dolly boxed

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Glass and Crystal thimbles

8/840 = $8 USA logo of Collector Circle CC for members 22/63 = $10 a220 = $36 Bavaria, Germany Crystal Ullmannglass hh314 = $14 handpainted uu809 = $11 lightly frosted uu947 = $35 Perth, Scotland Caithness blue butterfly in centre uu948 = $36 Bavaria, Germany Crystal Ullmannglass uu949 = $40 Bavaria, Germany Crystal Ullmannglass hummingbird uu950 = $19 USA Ferenc gold-plated glass cross affixed

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Horn thimbles

a222 = $14 Cumbria, England cross-hatched apex hh262 = $25 13mm diameter uu927 = $27 Finland Lauri Tuotteet Oy reindeer horn 1997 uu971 = $20 South Africa wildebeest horn scrimshaw of a giraffe head cracks in the apex would be part of the natural horn

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Ivory thimbles

8/790 = $65 carved abstract dragon bm428 = $24 19th C Chinese 12mm diameter - apex has fallen out - - crack down the length - 8/1509 = $80 hand-carved with handmade indentations scrimshawed John & Betty with hearts and sailing ship probably 19th C - crude carving - it leans! - uu951 = $68 Zimbabwe handcarved indented apex uu952 = $60 Zimbabwe 2 small figures woman stamping corn woman washing clothes on verso hand indents in apex uu953 = $50 Zimbabwe handcarved band of sterling silver at apex elephant hair at rim - both difficult to join -

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Leather thimbles

bm386 = $24 Sailor’s palm

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Papier-mache thimbles

a252 = $9 Kashmir uu904 = $10 Kashmir uu906 = $10 Kashmir uu909 = $15 McKean, Thailand handpainted roses

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Polymer thimbles including Resin, Simulated ivory

bb540 = $20 Resin? sturdy bm157 = $8 Resin? 8/557 = $21 Simulated ivory/polymer reproduction of antique thimble uu542 = $16 Simulated/polymer ivory England History Craft Polo players scrimshawed all round metal apex uu771 = $10 Synthetic material Brisbane, Australia Ray Brittain marbled concave apex for quilting Featured in Thimbles of Australia on p97 Find out more about my book uu984 = $13 Resin Cape Town, South Africa Charmaine Hoy handpainted

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Shell thimbles

a221 = $10 New Zealand Perspex/paua shell flower design on one side a254 = $5 Mexico Alpaca/shell flower design on one side uu954 = $6 Mexico Alpaca/shell butterfly design on one side uu955 = $6 Mexico Alpaca/shell flower design on one side uu956 = $11 Philippines Plaster of Paris/shell crackled mother-of-pearl uu957 = $6 Mexico Alpaca/shell flower design on one side uu958 = $10 Philippines Plaster of Paris/shell cowry shell large size uu959 = $17 Australia? Metal/shell black & white mother-of-pearl uu960 = $7 Mexico Alpaca/shell diamond-shaped design all round marked inside

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Silk thimbles

bk968 = $9 Choonchal District, Korea handstitched kolmi uu907 = $15 Choonchal District, Korea ying-yang symbol on both sides uu911 = $12 Choonchal District, Korea orchid on both sides Small size

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Stone thimbles

357 = $25 Australia Zebra stone unique to the Kununurra area of north-western Australia no two alike! sale pending Featured in Thimbles of Australia on p100 Find out more about my book

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Thimbles of Australia by Susan Jean Gowan was published in 1998

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Last updated 18 November 2009

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