- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11/16 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (1.8 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- A size 8 thimble found in drawer A of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The small, silver tone cup features small, diamond shaped dimples on the outside of the top half of the thimble and on the flat top. The bottom has a small, round molded rim. Stamped on the exterior is the thimble size and manufacturing location, [8 TAIWAN].
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Taiwan, Asia
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- thimbles
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Recreation
- Segregation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.18.2.6.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




