wvrons Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steph Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Fantastic trove, Ron. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 marbles jewelry odds ends 031.JPG Looks like a cast lead sinker for fishing. Haven't seen one with a marble before though, innovative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvdv Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I was asked several times, what the meaning is of this combi, a thimble with a marble in it, found several times, at several places, in Holland, most of them found by digging. You can't remove the marble without damaging the thimble and this while some people think that the marble is there, to protect the thimble? Also known in the US, or other area's? Hope somebody knows some more? Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 The marble maybe acted as a weight? To make it easier to keep track of a lightweight thimble? I've never seen the combination myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 My first guess would be that the marble found its way into the thimble by accident. Did some googling and found someone posting about an ornate sterling silver thimble which was found with a marble inside, dug from a front yard. The poster was surprised that such a pretty thimble would be thrown away. The hypothesis of the people who responded was that a child accidentally got the marble stuck inside and decided to hide the evidence of his misdeed. No other guess. Would be cool if someone knew a reason for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvdv Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks both for youre reaction, Steph I also thought it might been done by a child, but others here think that there are to many found with a marble in it, there must have been a reason that the marble was inside, I don't know. Cees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyw Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Just a guess here but gold and sterling thimbles are quite soft and easily bent or squashed, rendering them unusable. Maybe storing with a marble inside prevented such damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 A bunch of small knickknacks (marbles, thimbles, coins, etc) get tossed together in a drawer or pocket, and the hole in the thimble would be like a magnet for a marble that would fit. try to get it out, it jams in further and then you've got a practically useless thimble Or maybe it was used to contain something, marble being like a bottle stopper. See if there's any weed in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvdv Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Just a guess here but gold and sterling thimbles are quite soft and easily bent or squashed, rendering them unusable. Maybe storing with a marble inside prevented such damage. This is what some people here also think, the marble had to protect the thimble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleDawg86 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I was asked several times, what the meaning is of this combi, a thimble with a marble in it, found several times, at several places, in Holland, most of them found by digging. You can't remove the marble without damaging the thimble and this while some people think that the marble is there, to protect the thimble? Also known in the US, or other area's? Hope somebody knows some more? Cees 28-10-07q.JPG I believe it's an acorn, from a great marble oak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I think you said it all when you said You can not remove the marble with out damaging the thimble. It happens to be a perfect place for a marble to get stuck by a child at play. So that may be what has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyw Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 From a 1920 publication: https://books.google.com/books?id=EbJMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA517&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U3XV_U11gthLAJMvHvmxjnWxf6upQ&ci=44%2C641%2C440%2C600&edge=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Sure is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyw Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thanks ladies! Happy New Year to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Darn it, my thimble is round but now I can't use it! Great find Stacy! And a fantastic earlier guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyw Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I wonder if sitting the thimble on the stove might be a way to remove the stuck marble? Hey, it works for installing valve guides. Or, maybe just throw the whole thing in the privy...could be clue to why these show up in digs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Here's a use for marbles I once read about in a newspaper. I've mentioned it before but now I have a source: The Jeweler's Circular, Volume 77, Issue 2, p. 47, January 29, 1919 https://books.google.com/books?id=kzUcAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA7-PA47 Wounded soldiers were trained to cut diamonds. Initially they practiced on marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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