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Whistle
Native American (Winnebago)
19th century

Thimble
German, probably Nuremberg
1577

Thimble
French
ca. 1760

Thimble case
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1760

possibly French, possibly German

13th century

Thimble case
British, Staffordshire
ca. 1760–80

Thimble
ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

American

ca. 1850

Ring and Thimble
late 19th–early 20th century

Thimble
Carl Wilhelm Trozelius
1839

Ring and Thimble
late 19th–early 20th century

Thimble
French
19th century

W. J., London

1874–75