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 × 13/16 × 13/16 in. (1.8 × 2 × 2 cm)
Description
A size 9 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, [9 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
2011.12.18.2.6.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52167ebcd-7909-42ec-8e61-df190c467977

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