Thanks for educating me on something today. But I must say if I paid the $240.00 for the gold cage, I would be afraid of losing the cage!.... I don't think I have any thimbles that are that are worth that much. Neat idea, but like I said I'd be afraid of losing the cage not my thimble. Thanks for sharing though, I had never seen or heard of these before, they are very cute and sounds handy. I rarely use a thimble, so don't think it would be a wise investment for me.