Antiques and Collectibles: Fit for a finger - Thimble Collection

Antiques and Collectibles: Fit for a finger - Post Bulletin:
"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)

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Woman has 300 salt and pepper shakers - Life - Southern Chester County Weeklies

Woman has 300 salt and pepper shakers - Life - Southern Chester County Weeklies:

"Trainer has been collecting the salt and pepper shakers for so long that she can’t recall why she began. “I wish I could remember who started me but I don’t,” she said.

“I was working at the thrift shop for Delaware County Hospital,” she said, explaining that once her co-workers knew of her collection they would set aside any unusual salt and pepper shakers that came in so that she would have the first chance to purchase them. That way, her collection grew inexpensively. “I just tried to get the odd ones.”"

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Kitchen gadgets collection (photos) - North Reading, MA Patch

Resident Works Forty Years in Food Industry - North Reading, MA Patch:

"For the last 35 years, he has been collecting various kitchen items, menus, and antiques. His collection has over 12,000 kitchen gadgets, 1,000's of menus, and hundreds of books."

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Collecting toothbrushes + museum thereof | Dental News

Dental News | Toothbrushes 'perfect for cleaning toilets':

"There were also people in the survey that oddly admitted to collecting toothbrushes. It may have some way to go as a pastime to overtake more traditional collectable items like stamps or marbles, though the evolution the toothbrush has undergone it could claim to warrant such an activity.

The Hertford Museum holds a collection of 6,000-strong toothbrushes – the largest in the country which dates from the 18th to the late 20th century.

This is not the first time toothbrushes have attracted rather odd headlines either."

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3 Centuries of Quilts | March 25-30 > Park Avenue #Armory show + related

'Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts' at the Park Avenue Armory - WSJ.com:

"New York quilt collector Joanna Rose received her first quilt, a red and white blanket with a schoolhouse design, upon the birth of her first child in 1957. She hasn't stopped collecting since and has amassed more than 1,300 quilts. When Ms. Rose, who belongs to a prominent New York real-estate family, recently turned 80, she decided to put her entire collection of red and white quilts—some 651—on public display.

Hosted by the American Folk Art Museum, 'Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts' at the Park Avenue Armory, beginning next Friday and ending March 30, will be the largest textile exhibition ever presented in New York City."

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