The earliest thimbles date back to 202 B.C. in China during the Han Dynasty. Back then thimbles were made of wood, bone, leather and even glass. Thimbles evolved onto more than just a sewing tool to protect your fingers to fashion statements of the time. Craftsmen adorned thimbles with expensive stones and constructed them out of upscale metals. Antique sewing thimbles are today splendid collector pieces.

You can find antique sewing thimbles in a great number of shapes, designs and colors. There are those that have very complex patterns on them. For an example, if you are a revolutionary war 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 flowers painted or hand carved into the metal. Glass thimbles also were made in many gorgeous colors and patterns.

In Frankfurt, Germany clay thimbles are still made at this time to imitate the ancient art of baking the clay to make thimbles which can also be decorated to make them appear antique. Before buying any type of antique sewing thimbles, it is best to research the exact product and the trader before any cash changes hands. There are a lot of scams out there today just waiting to deceive the unwary. There are lots of of books available as well as several online communities that will help answer any questions especially on ancient thimbles and thimbles in general.Another place to check your grandmother's darning kit and see if she held on to any family heirloom sewing thimbles. You can get them appraised online for free if you wanted to market them.

Most thimbles are moderately priced and seldom are over twenty-five dollars depending of course on the material the thimble is made of and it's condition. Additionally, because thimbles come in such a large choice of materials and periods it is best to pick a style that you like best, i.e., metal, glass, clay or wood. Or you may want a particular type of design with only airplanes engraved on it. Whatever your liking, thimbles are fun to collect and make excellent conversation pieces about their origins and designs.

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