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 ...
A recent November donation to Westby's History Alive Project collection, a lowly thimble, measuring less than 1 inch in height and not even 3/4-inch wide at the rim’s edges, has gotten a few HAP board ...