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Title: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: DIGGA on October 13, 2009, 09:48:01 AM
I HAVE NOTICED  A FEW PEOPLE ON HERE HAVE BEEN FINDING THIMBLES LATELY ,,,,, HERES A LINK  THAT HELPS  TO DATE THEM FOR YOU    ;D ;D

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/thimble.html (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/thimble.html)


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: onehorseAl( Al) on October 13, 2009, 10:15:34 AM
Thanks for the link Digga  :) :)
Al :)


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: Richy on October 13, 2009, 02:03:21 PM
Handy link Digga, thanks mate. :)


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: mel on October 13, 2009, 02:49:04 PM
Good link that   wonder how old this one is???


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: DIGGA on October 13, 2009, 03:43:43 PM
MEL  I WOULD GUESS AT  LATE  18th   EARLY  19 th  CENTUARY BUD  ;D ;D


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: coleggwent(phil) on October 13, 2009, 03:44:49 PM
it looks 19th to 20th cent mate by the look of the hallmark  ??? good link digga thanks mate ill keep this one  ;)


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: Kev on October 13, 2009, 05:10:17 PM
 ;) good link DIGGA got my two thimbles on UKDFD database silver one & the beehive thimble i found at Llantwit Major rally  ;)


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: melonhead on October 13, 2009, 06:12:40 PM
i found this one sunday its a advertising thimble and says andrews liver salts farmer phill thinks its from around wwii when they played hunt the thimble games


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: Kev on October 13, 2009, 06:30:53 PM
well done MARK its a nice one ,glad to see the SE is doing the biz for you ;)


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on October 13, 2009, 06:48:02 PM
A good way to Date a Thimble would be to

 Buy it some flowers,Dinner for 2 at a posh resturant ect ect  ;D


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: Kev on October 13, 2009, 06:53:13 PM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: zorro on October 13, 2009, 07:44:26 PM
nice link digga cheers. i think casa dos founda nice bee hive thimble on a DW rally not so long ago. unless my memory fails me?


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on October 13, 2009, 09:33:31 PM
i found this advertising thimble some time back, not silver and absolutely flattened ! :(.....byron


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: the sutt on October 13, 2009, 09:52:36 PM
thats a good link digger thanks very much
it will come in handy


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club on October 14, 2009, 10:48:12 AM
A good way to Date a Thimble would be to

 Buy it some flowers,Dinner for 2 at a posh resturant ect ect  ;D

Now i desperately resisted the temptation to post something similar, i didn't want any Needle :D for fear of feeling a Pr*ck ;D ;)


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: 150aceboy on November 03, 2009, 11:19:49 PM
Great link mate  ;)


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on November 04, 2009, 07:12:22 AM
Cheers Digga,  yeah quite a few have been found recently


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: adesace on November 04, 2009, 09:14:24 AM
Great site,.......Thanks for the link


Title: Re: HOW TO DATE THIMBLES
Post by: shunggav on November 05, 2009, 04:10:30 PM
GREAT SITE THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFOR IT VERY HARD TODATE  BUT WITH THIS SIT HELP ALOT


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