Historical information
It is believed the word thimble evolved from "thumb bell". They were first produced in 1695 by a dutch metalworker. The small thimble, size 7 is 15 mm at the rim and was made in Germany. The medium thimble (Size 8) was made in England. The largest thimble is a size 13
Physical description
3 silver thimbles each of varying sizes. Large thimble has England stamped on it and the number 1. Each thimble has indentations covering 2/3 of the thimble area
Inscriptions & markings
England 1
