"No one seems to know who actually invented the thimble, but it is believed they were introduced around 7000 BC, at the time when people started using cloth and needles."
As a thimble collector, don’t forget about other related items, like the original Monopoly thimble game piece, which is no longer in production.
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Diane Pelham Burn who has died aged 79, was an international authority on thimbles and other needlework tools, many of which have largely disappeared from the domestic scene. (telegraph.co.uk)
