3b. This RARE and VERY OLD, PATENTED THIMBLE is from the collection of the late Alta Thompson*. This helpful device was used on the left hand while hemming, to roll the fabric as the stitching advanced. It was PATENT 107,420, issued to GEORGE SPENCER of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1870. This example is in UNDAMAGED condition, and the patent information is CLEARLY STAMPED. Shown in ZALKIN'S HANDBOOK OF THIMBLES AND SEWING ITEMS page 107, 15-1. PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES FOR CONDITION.

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