#antique thimble

[verysupersilly]

Thimbles carved from bone, part of a Chinese zodiac collection

[maniwakpa]

One of my favorite treasures. A thimble my great grandmother traded for a few buttons in 1930, when she was 11 years old. I used to use it as a little tea cup when I'd pretend to serve tea to the porcelain dolls she kept on shelves. It found its way back to me nearly 20 years after my great grandmother passed. I found it in a box of things I inherited from her daughter, my grandmother, when she passed earlier this year. I don't serve tea to dolls any more, but it has been saving me from many pokes as I explore bead looming. It makes me feel small, in a comforting way when I ponder my family history; I can hear the footfall of a thousand people who came before me, their actions, their choices...I feel my place in the chain, I feel home. I thank serendipity for this little moment of joy~

[cynthiasattic]

Antique Stanhope Thimble 1880 Rare Peep Thimble Microphotography Fourth Bridge of Scotland Thimble Collector

[cynthiasattic]

Vintage Sterling Silver Thimble Ten Panel Star Hallmarked Waite Thresher Co Size 8 Sewing Thimble First Years Collectible ca. 1886

[hendywood]

Thimble Necklace, Vintage, Wire Wrapped, Pink Swarovski Crystal Bead, Pendant Jewelry by Hendywood

[herminehesse]

Antique thimble with tape measure

[herminehesse]

Gold antique thimble

[herminehesse]

Lovely! Just lovely!