Why Antique Thimbles?

Thimble collecting is exciting, fun, and covers a wide price range.

Each thimble is a perfect miniature display of art, invention and craftmanship.

We mainly deal in antique thimbles, made in every imaginable material, silver, gold, brass, porcelain, ivory, tortoishell and enamel. In the nineteenth century, they were considered the perfect gift of a gentleman to a lady.

Members Lunch

The Thimble Society Member's lunch will take place on Sunday, 27th September
At the Ramada-Jarvis London Hyde-Park Hotel at approx 12 .30 noon.
The address is 150 Bayswater Road, London W24RT. Telephone 0844-815-9048.
Fax. 0207-229-2623. Just let us know because of table numbers. Phone us on 020-7419-9562 and leave a message. No need to send any money, you will pay as you consume. Three course sit-down lunch approx £22 per head.
Do bring any thimbles you might want identified. Look forward to seeing you all, Bridget and Annie.

subscriptions

Any members wanting to renew subscriptions by credit card, please send us the last three digits [security number] on the reverse of your card.

Join The Thimble Society

If you would like to enroll in the Thimble Society, you will be entitled to four magazines a year, containing many rare and exciting vitage and antique thimbles and sewing tools to buy.

You will find in-depth articles, restoring tips, identification, cataloguing advice, and a list of local Thimble Society groups in your area, with whom you can enjoy your shared interest. Our society was started in 1981 as a family firm, founded on a shared passion for sewing-related objects.

Small collectibles, and "Objets d'Art"

Other small collectibles, and "Objets d'Art", are available from our shop in the Portobello and from our web page.

Dress accessories, such as decorative hat pins, attaching those huge Edwardian hats to every fashionable head, skirt lifters, so your long dress did not trail in the mud, lorgnettes, to gaze at the handsome occupant of the box at the opera.

For men, there are vesta match boxes, napkin tie clips to stop your tie getting stained, cravat pins and puzzle boxes to amuse the friends at the club.

Antique Needlework Tools

Antique needle work tools, too long taken for granted as ordinary household objects, are enjoying a new and richly deserved interest among collectors of all ages and both genders. We have exquisite fitted sets, silver and novelty tape measures, chatalaines to hang from your belt and every elegant and amusing item to delight the collector.

Best Selling Items

Silver Gilt Carnet du Bal £200.00 Silver gilt Carnet du Bal French c.1860 ivory leaves find out more

New Products

dragon silver thimble by charles horner, ches 1910. Excellent, near mint condition, bought from Charles Horner closing down sale. Hll mkd Ches 1910. Two dragons encircle the thimble in high relief. find out more	birth of the Prince of Wales' silver commemorative thimble. £600.00 Commemorating the birth of the Prince of Wales to Queen Victoria in 1841. Sparklingly good condition. tiny central cartouch bears the engraved 'Mother' find out more	Vines and leaves engraved on gold thimble £180.00 American thimble c.1890, engraved with grapes and leaves, excellent condition find out more

pig tape, silver plate. £80.00 Pig tape, approx 3cms, silver plate, Wind tape using tail. Very good condition find out more	Coronation coach tape measure, English c.1860 £150.00 Approx 3cms long, in gilded metal. The Queen's <Actinic:Variable Name = 'Victoria'/> coronation tape. the top finial turns the tape [original. Very good condition. find out more