In November 2020, under the shade of an oak tree in a field near to Pembrokeshire’s 13th-century Carew Castle, metal detectorist Robert Edwards found a 300-year-old silver thimble that is now ...

A metal detectorist discovered this silver thimble while scanning the grounds of Carew Castle. National Museum Cardiff Metal detectorist Robert Edwards was searching at Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire, ...

Do you know a digitabulist? That’s the official name for a thimble collector. Thimbles were one of the most basic tools in earliest civilizations. Originally made of stone, bronze, bone or ivory, they ...

Thimbles are believed to date back to around 7000 B.C., the same time as cloth and the use of a needle. According to " The Story of the Thimble: An Illustrated Guide for Collectors," by Bridget ...

THIMBLES are intimate, feminine little objects, which despite their small size, utilitarian nature, and often low monetary value, are faithfully collected by needle-crafting fans and anyone with an ...

Question: My photo shows a silver thimble found in an antique sewing basket bought at a flea market. I think the band of red stones are coral, and marks above the band are "925" and "10." The thimble ...