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auction in Geneva, Switzerland. The thimble, just over 0.5 inches (13 mm) high, was painted in a rare lemon-yellow color about the band. It also had tiny harbor scene hand painted within gold-trimmed cartouches. The rim was scalloped with fired gold on its bottom edge. The thimble now belongs
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as a secondary function. Unlike thimbles, the softer thimblettes become worn over time. They are considered disposable and sold in boxes. The surface is dimpled with the dimples inverted to provide better grip. Thimblettes are sized from 00 through to 3.
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thimble production is that the shape and the thickness of the metal changed. Early thimbles tend to be quite thick and to have a pronounced dome on the top. The metal on later ones is thinner and the top is flatter.
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The Arts of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework
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United States Government US Army (3 September 2013).
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1401:More about thimbles
1165:Finding Shakespeare
1085:More about Thimbles
1065:Scientific American
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1331:. 16 February 2017
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1081:"Fabergé Thimbles"
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