10 SIDED Sterling Silver Vintage Thimble Not Goldsmith
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Vintage 10-SIDED beautiful sterling silver thimble crafted by unknown manufacturer. Hallmark on one outside 'blank' side displays a cross amidst a curling snake (+'Sterling' + '12'). See Hallmark in Gallery Photo. I was baffled by this hallmark so I 'Asked An Expert' and received this reply from Wynneth Mullins, "This mark has baffled a lot of us thimble collectors for many years. I even wrote an article about this mark. I have not been able to find the maker of this mark in 30+ years. Most collectors feel that the thimble is a Goldsmith Stern with a fouled anchor. I do not believe that. I believe the maker has not been determined yet." A size 12, this is a large, heavy thimble, measuring 11/16" cross bottom rim. It is in-round (see rim photo and crown photo.) Design includes heavy beaded top and upper side, then 10 SIDES, alternating a blank and then a beautiful scroll pattern that has a lot of texture as shown in Gallery Photo. The 5 blank sides have almost a frame look at top and bottom for additional texture. Of the 5 blank sides, one holds the hallmark described above; two have a very pretty design best described as an italic H laying sideways. The other two blanks are truly blanks at this time which is the only real wear I can see on this thimble. I believe those two blanks originally had the sideways italic H as well. No
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