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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.
| Join The Thimble SocietyIf 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 ToolsAntique 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. |
New Products'Abbotsford' showing a view of the house, early 'souvenir' thimble, silver c.1846 £450.00 excellent clear condition, picture of 'Abbotsford' house clearly around the thimble. English early 'Souvenir' c.1846, from designs made for 'castle top' card cases probably by silver smith Nathaniel Mills.
find out more | | silver bell shaped thimble, mkd london 1907. lovely engraved flower border £75.00 bell shaped hall marked silver thimble london 1907, in original leather box with 'newcastle uopn tyne' in gold letters inside lid. all in excellent condition.
find out more | | norwegian silver and enamel thimble, c.1900. moonstone top. £220.00 norwegian silver and enamel thimble with moonstone top. A minute ammount of wear on enamel, otherwise excellent condition. cir.1900.
find out more | | another view of the chain pier thimble as above £450.00 a second view of Brighton chain pier commemorative souvenir thimble , as above
find out more | | rare commemorative of Brighton chain pier [later destoyed] silver, c.1845. £450.00 rare silver commemorative, showing the brighton chain pier, good clear picture. English c.1845. the views of the pier encircle the thimble.
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![rare commemorative of Brighton chain pier [later destoyed] silver, c.1845.](antiquethimbles/IMG_0580.jpg)
