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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Poisonivy, post: 490616, member: 2417&quot;]Great article, as a collector of antique thimbles I will find this very useful.</p><p>However in the paragraph headed Materials I dispute&nbsp; the part that says &quot;rarely gold&quot;.</p><p>I have a large collection of antique gold thimbles and there many to be be found at centers and fairs.</p><p>I mostly buy mine from reputable&nbsp; dealers that I know well unless I&#039;m happy with the hallmarks then I&#039;ll buy elsewhere.</p><p>Ones to be careful of are &quot;gold filled&quot; thimbles and even collectors like myself who have bought for years can be fooled by them, They&#039;re not always marked as indeed gold thimbles aren&#039;t always marked.</p><p>It&#039;s a mine field <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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