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Antique Sterling Silver Folk Art Band Thimble by Waite, Thresher Co. * Dated 1909 This antique sterling silver thimble is rimless and the wide band is hand engraved with "folk art" leaves and scrolling vines. Inside the top it's marked with the star logo of the Waite, Thresher Co. of Providence, Rhode Island along with the size (9) and "Sterling". The cartouche has an engraved inscription "R.B.G. 1909". This thimble
is shown on p. 115 (plate 5-1) of Gay Ann Rogers' book American
Silver Thimbles. The condition
is excellent, crisp and in round with no holes, dents or repairs.
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