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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 477490, member: 51&quot;]Did some research about the mark after I found it.&nbsp; According to the sites I checked, Simons Bros thimbles did not always have the word &quot;sterling&quot;.&nbsp; Can&#039;t always believe what is online, but this google site shows an example of the stamp without the word sterling:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/thimbleidentificatio/home/metal-thimble/metal-thimbles" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sites.google.com/site/thimbleidentificatio/home/metal-thimble/metal-thimbles" rel="nofollow">https://sites.google.com/site/thimbleidentificatio/home/metal-thimble/metal-thimbles</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one currently on Ebay w/bids, soon to close.&nbsp; Has an identical mark to mine without the word sterling that the seller says tests as sterling:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Sterling-Silver-Engraved-Thimble-by-Simons-Brothers-Circa-1880s/254069847811?hash=item3b27be3703:g:zWMAAOSwnKlcO525:rk:3:pf:0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Sterling-Silver-Engraved-Thimble-by-Simons-Brothers-Circa-1880s/254069847811?hash=item3b27be3703:g:zWMAAOSwnKlcO525:rk:3:pf:0" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Sterling-Silver-Engraved-Thimble-by-Simons-Brothers-Circa-1880s/254069847811?hash=item3b27be3703:g:zWMAAOSwnKlcO525:rk:3:pf:0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But good point, and thanks for the head&#039;s up.&nbsp; I have to say, it does feel like sterling in the hand, but probably good to test to be sure.&nbsp; Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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