Thimble and needle holder, and a thimble and cotton reel

This wooden thimble and needle holder (left), the cotton reel and the silver thimble, date from the 19th century. The thimble was made as a souvenir of the 1851 Great Exhibition in London.

The holder has a view of Broomielaw Bridge in Glasgow, while the thimble is decorated with a view of the Crystal Palace and is inscribed `Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851'.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-212-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEW 43 D
• Date: 19th century
  19th century
  19th century
  
• Material: Cotton
  Silver. Inscription: Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851
  Wood, yellow varnished. Inscription: Broomielaw Bridge, Glasgow
  Holder, thimble
  Reel, cotton
  Thimble
  
• Dimensions: 0.85" H x 0.60" D
  1.90" x 1.30"
  
• What: Holder, thimble
  Reel, cotton
  Thimble
  
• Subject: Nineteenth-century wooden souvenirs (NMAS Classification)
  Nineteenth-century wooden souvenirs (NMAS Classification)
  Nineteenth-century wooden souvenirs (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who:
• Where: England, London, Hyde Park, Crystal Palace
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Broomielaw Bridge
  
• Event:
• Description: Egg-shaped thimble-holder of yellow varnished wood, with a transfer picture of Broomielaw Bridge, Glasgow, 19th century
  One of two small cotton reels, 19th century
  Worn silver thimble decorated with a view of Crystal Palace and inscribed `Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851', 19th century
  
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