Illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is a pictorial guide to antique thimbles.

THIMBLE TREASURY by Myrtle Lundquist, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., IA, 1975. 

Chapter topics are as follows:  examples of thimbles and accessories, museums where one may view thimble collections, identifying thimbles, rare porcelain thimbles, Japanese sewing, Gabler Brothers factory, advertising thimbles, display cases and a glossary of terms and index of well-known thimbles.  This book is a sequel to the author’s previous publication The Book of a Thousand Thimbles and is presented with all the warmth and personality of an expert collector to those who share her passion or who need to understand an existing collection more fully or who would like to become collectors.  As the publisher says, this book “presents a panorama or choice thimbles from collections throughout the country in color and black and white.  Everyone…[interested in thimbles] will surely treasure Ms. Lundquist’s new book.”

This early book is a collector’s item in itself and would make a wonderful addition to the permanent reference library of the collector or dealer of vintage sewing thimbles and accessories.

6.2“ x 9.2“ color-imprinted hardback in good condition.  72 pages.  *** Inscription inside the first blank page to the previous owner of the book. *** Otherwise the book is in good condition.

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