Medieval Thimble
Product Description
In teh middle ages a metal thimble was known as a 'thymel'. This reproduction of a ring-type thymel would have been used for sewing coarser materials where the side of the finger was used for pushing the needle through, rather than the finger-tip.
The outside dimeter is 2cm. Similar thimbles can be traced back to Roman times and several were discovered in Herculaneum and can be dated to 79 A.C.E. when Vesuvius errupted
The outside dimeter is 2cm. Similar thimbles can be traced back to Roman times and several were discovered in Herculaneum and can be dated to 79 A.C.E. when Vesuvius errupted
