Antique Gold Band Sterling Silver Thimble American * Circa 1890s This antique thimble has a wide gold plated band with a deeply scrolled pattern . It is stamped inside the top with the shield logo of Simons Bros. of Philadelphia. The band is marked with the size (12). I t tests sterling silver but is not so marked. The cartouche has a faint script monogram. It has rubbing, but the condition is nice with no holes, dents or repairs. Gay Ann Rogers shows this thimble on p. 100 (fig. 40) of her book American Silver Thimbles .
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