tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679413458890005587.post5855911586157913091..comments2023-07-19T13:16:58.839+01:00Comments on Simply Thimbles: Thimbles Silver HallmarksOllyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15575208215693490059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679413458890005587.post-60772884972809347102013-01-15T22:03:57.751+00:002013-01-15T22:03:57.751+00:00Hi, I'd be happy to. Without seeing photos, I...Hi, I'd be happy to. Without seeing photos, I can only give it my best guess. As it says Sterling rather than having a hall mark, I'm thinking American. The numbers sound like sizes. The P and the MD on the inside could be the mark of the craftsman who made the thimble for the thimble company. I'm thinking the company could be Simons Brothers, an American thimble maker founded by George Washington Simons in Philadelphia. For the thimble with the house scene - houses, farms and waterfront decorations were popular on American silver thimbles. The LC sounds like the original owner's initials rather than a maker's mark - were your grandmother's initials LC or could she have inherited it from her mum or mother in law? Because there is a P on the inside I'm still thinking Simons Brothers. Hope this helps. Ollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575208215693490059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679413458890005587.post-60530271138650285972013-01-15T19:30:32.064+00:002013-01-15T19:30:32.064+00:00This post has been helpful but I'm really stru...This post has been helpful but I'm really struggling with my grandmothers thimbles. I know 4 are sterling (they are marked as such) one is stamped "sterling 9" with no other markers (very basic), one is stamped "sterling 10" with what looks like a "P" stamped inside at the very top, another slightly more decorative one is marked MD sterling on the insider very top, the fourth is monogramed "LC" with a house scene on it - marked "sterling 7" on the outside and has that same "P" marker as before on the inside. Would you be willing to assist me with these?a.feiermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116653766803313696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679413458890005587.post-34804581531920476652012-03-23T21:43:00.072+00:002012-03-23T21:43:00.072+00:00Hi Pam
Without seeing a picture of the thimble, I...Hi Pam<br /><br />Without seeing a picture of the thimble, I'll have to give it my best guess. It's stamped Sterling rather than having a lion mark so could be North American. This is backed up by the makers mark - CW and an arrow. This belongs to the Webster Company of North Attleboro. Massachusetts. The company was founded by George K Webster in 1869 and became the Webster Company in 1894. I'm guessing that the "7" could be the thimble's size. Hope that helps.Ollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575208215693490059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679413458890005587.post-22852806934610360042012-03-02T23:32:11.710+00:002012-03-02T23:32:11.710+00:00I have been looking at my Mother's collection ...I have been looking at my Mother's collection of thimbles which includes a silver one that, on the top of the inside, says "sterling" then, under that, it has a large "C" with a large "W" through it as well as an arrow which has a circle just below the arrow's point. The arrow bisects the C and W. Below that is the number "7". I can't find the hallmark anywhere online. Thoughts? In the mean time, I'm continuing to search for it as it's now become a mission :DPam Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506381906697646510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679413458890005587.post-26581794982348743922010-03-09T13:37:28.827+00:002010-03-09T13:37:28.827+00:00Because the Dorcas thimble was a steel thimble enc...Because the Dorcas thimble was a steel thimble encased in sterling silver, it was never allowed to be marked as 'silver', because the steel thimble inside meant it wasn't solid silver.William Shearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180648601657480757noreply@blogger.com