Thimble collecting is one of the fastest growing areas of collecting in the world - some people collect thimbles because they are fascinated by sewing tools from an earlier era while some are attracted to a specific theme, only collecting, for example, floral patterned thimbles.
This book has something of interest for every collector. Every known type of thimble relating to Australia has been included - from the early highly-collectable gold and silver thimbles and handpainted porcelain thimbles to the cheap and cheerful range of china souvenirs, the novelty and the gimmicky, to the handmade thimbles of today.
It provides plenty of trails for the collector-sleuth to follow up. A comprehensive index cross-references the thimbles by theme and by the place they were made, including details of special commissions. Over 200 photographs are included; detail illustrations of the backstamps help in identification, especially useful where the marks have worn poorly over the years.
