The Story of the Thimble Binding:Hardback Experts and novice readers alike

Experts and novice readers alike will enjoy the images of Highlanders and highwaymen

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Current values of the furniture have been added to make this book a useful addition to the collector's library

The Story of the Thimble Binding:Hardback Experts and novice readers alikeOver 2,000 thimbles are illustrated in full color, with their detailed history, in this collector's guide. The world's foremost authority on the history of thimbles tells all here, outlining the little tool's long history, from ancient Egypt to today. The thimbles' history is interwoven with that of women, giving glimpses of a private, domestic world that history books often overlook. Meet poor Victorian seamstresses with their everyday brass thimbles