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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 478027, member: 51"]Just took a look in hand. It is just part of the pattern, but thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>The mark on the one I have, more of a single line S, not sort of an outline of an S, seems to be shown without the word "Sterling" in the few examples I've run across. However you do always see the word Sterling on the other variations of the Simons mark, sometimes inside, sometimes on the outside, at least from many thimbles I looked at in the last couple days. Maybe the earlier ones didn't have the word Sterling or maybe some did and some didn't even. Interesting learning about this!</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller on the 2nd link above has great pictures if you scroll down, and seems to only sell antique sewing, kind of amazing to see her inventory. Her profile shows 20K positive FB, mostly as a seller, of antique thimbles and similar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 478027, member: 51"]Just took a look in hand. It is just part of the pattern, but thanks! The mark on the one I have, more of a single line S, not sort of an outline of an S, seems to be shown without the word "Sterling" in the few examples I've run across. However you do always see the word Sterling on the other variations of the Simons mark, sometimes inside, sometimes on the outside, at least from many thimbles I looked at in the last couple days. Maybe the earlier ones didn't have the word Sterling or maybe some did and some didn't even. Interesting learning about this! The seller on the 2nd link above has great pictures if you scroll down, and seems to only sell antique sewing, kind of amazing to see her inventory. Her profile shows 20K positive FB, mostly as a seller, of antique thimbles and similar.[/QUOTE]
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