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Part of my thimble collection...

                                 


    
Here are a few of my thimbles that I have been collecting for years, the majority of them are from different countries and I also have alot depicting wildlife. I started collecting them when I was a teenager. I need to get a new stand for them as I currently have 3 wooden stands and I don't have enough space for my growing collection. Do any of you collect thimbles?? If so what kind of storage/ shelves do you use for them? The stands I have are very dated wooden ones, I would like something different.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 27, 2009 at 6:31 PM

    OMG! I collect thimbles too!! unfortunately
    i haven't unpacked them yet, but now that i have seen yours I am going to look for mine and unpack them. Thanks for the lovely reminder! xx

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  2. sarah-jane down the laneOctober 27, 2009 at 7:36 PM

    Gosh I am always amazed by what people collect and thimbles are so small and decorative are'nt they? Do people give them to you?

    Sarah x

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  3. All things nice...October 28, 2009 at 12:16 AM

    Hi Laurie Anne & Sarah Jane,

    Laurie Anne- Someone else that collects thimbles how cool! I have never met anyone here in Ireland that collects them. Go unpack yours, you'll enjoy looking through them all again & when you get time post them on your blog :)

    Sarah Jane- yes its mostly my parents, brother or one of my friends that bring them back from holidays. I never go searching for them in shops when I'm away, if I see one I might buy it but only if it is unique. I remember when I was about 12 I went to England and there were loads of them in markets for like 50 pence each, but most of them are for tourists and are around 3-4 euro.

    All things nice...

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  4. TraceyOctober 28, 2009 at 12:26 AM

    Fantastic! I wouldn't want to dust all of them though!!! xxx

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  5. gypsyroseOctober 30, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    hi thank you for visiting my blog its nice to have another contact,
    Yes I collect thimbles as well have 466 at moment, waiting for my son to get back from Mexico with some more if he can find some.
    will take some photos and add to my blog tomorrow if I can, its nice to meet another collector,
    love what I have seen of your blog so far

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  6. All things nice...October 31, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    Thanks gypsyrose for stopping by, wow you have alot of thimbles, I dont have half that amount, how do you store them all, are they all on shelves? I'd love to see some photos of them. Thanks so much.

    All things nice...

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  7. gypsyroseOctober 31, 2009 at 4:17 PM

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  8. AgnieszkaJanuary 20, 2010 at 10:03 PM

    Thank you for visiting my blog. You could already check photos of my thimble cases there :) Greetings.

    My Thimble Collection (mythimblecollection.blogspot.com)

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