Thimbles have been dated back to 202 B.C. in China during the Han Dynasty. Back then thimbles were made of wood, bone, glass and even leather. Thimbles evolved onto more than just a sewing gadget to protect your fingers to artist's artistic statements of the time. Craftsmen encrusted thimbles with precious and semi-precious stones and constructed them out of expensive metals. Antique sewing thimbles are today outstanding collector pieces.

You can locate antique sewing thimbles in innumerable shapes, designs and colors. There are those that have very complex patterns on them. For instance, if you are a revolutionary history buff, you can find thimbles with our founding father's pictures and names on them. Metal antique sewing thimbles can be either unadorned or with hand carved into or flowers painted on the metal. Glass thimbles also were made in many elegant colors and patterns.

In Bristol, England clay thimbles are still made today to duplicate the ancient art of baking the clay to make thimbles which can also be decorated to make them appear antique. Prior to buying any type of antique sewing thimbles, it is best to research the particular product and the vender before any cash changes hands. There are many scams out there today just waiting to cheat the unwary. There are lots of of books available as well as numerous online groups that will help answer any questions particularly on ancient thimbles and thimbles in general. But you may want to check your grandmother's sewing kit and see if she held on to any family heirloom sewing thimbles. You can get them appraised on the Internet for free if you wanted to market them.

The majority thimbles are moderately priced and seldom are over twenty-five dollars depending on the material and condition. Additionally, because thimbles come in such a great choice of periods and materials it is best to pick a style that you like best, i.e., metal, glass, clay or wood. Or you may want a specific type of design with only dogs engraved on it. Whatever your whim, thimbles are a joy to collect and make excellent conversation pieces about their designs and origins.

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