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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 84169, member: 44&quot;]If the maker&#039;s mark on that flora pattern thimble is J.F., it is James Fenton of Birmingham.</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/bx_jFentonCo_B.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/bx_jFentonCo_B.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/bx_jFentonCo_B.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll down to about the 9th posting.</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14729&amp;start=140" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14729&amp;start=140" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14729&amp;start=140</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://ancientpoint.com/inf/50071-stirling_silver_thimble_james_fenton_jf_birmingham.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ancientpoint.com/inf/50071-stirling_silver_thimble_james_fenton_jf_birmingham.html" rel="nofollow">http://ancientpoint.com/inf/50071-stirling_silver_thimble_james_fenton_jf_birmingham.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This Australian thimble site seems to have several James Fenton thimbles; however, am having trouble opening it on my iPad and am too lazy this morning to crank up the desktop to try the site. Type James Fenton in the Search Site box near top right,</p><p><a href="http://www.thimbleselect.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thimbleselect.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.thimbleselect.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Nowwwww.... That thimble pattern looks similar to some of the patterns used by Charles Horner in his patented &quot;Dorcas&quot; thimbles. Horner</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;... invented the with a steelcore sandwiched between two layers of silver thus thepis type of thimble is magnetic His first such thimbles did not carry a name only the registered design Number or PAT the patent Number</p><p><br /></p><p>He introduced the DORCAS thimble which revolutionised the industry. He registered the design in 1884 with the patent number 8954 and the design was registered under number 73626. The patent ran out in the original Dorcas was manufactered until 1905.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>As this thimble definitely isn&#039;t by Horner, but was manufactured after the patent expired in 1905, I wonder if it is a &quot;Dorcas&quot; type thimble. I doubt it is, but it certainly would not hurt to check if it is magnetic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Charles Horner Dorcas thimbles:</p><p><a href="http://www.charleshorner.co.uk/p2_thim.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.charleshorner.co.uk/p2_thim.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.charleshorner.co.uk/p2_thim.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3585" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3585" rel="nofollow">http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3585</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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