Jan 12, 2016
The earliest thimble was Roman and found at Pompeii. It was made of bronze and dated to the first century AD. A Roman thimble was also found at Verulamium, present day St Albans in England, and can be seen in the museum there. Other early thimbles were made of bone, horn or leather and have been found all over the world - apparently sore fingers from sewing are a universal condition. By the 15th century European fine ladies had thimbles made from silver and gold. It is said that Queen Elizabeth.