thimble display
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thimble display
My granddaughter will be graduating from high school next month and I want to gift her with a thimble that was given to her great-grandmother at her graduation in 1926. It is silver and etched with her initials. My granddaughter is named for her so it is extra special. I've looked online for a display "container" for a single thimble but everything I find is for multiple thimbles such as for collectors. Does anyone have a suggestion of a way to display this one thimble?
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My granddaughter will be graduating from high school next month and I want to gift her with a thimble that was given to her great-grandmother at her graduation in 1926. It is silver and etched with her initials. My granddaughter is named for her so it is extra special. I've looked online for a display "container" for a single thimble but everything I find is for multiple thimbles such as for collectors. Does anyone have a suggestion of a way to display this one thimble?
I also found small glass domes:
http://www.collectingwarehouse.com/P...yABEgLMvfD_BwE
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Maybe find a picture of the great grandmother and include it? Also, find some way to label the display and/or include some information. It would be a shame to lose the story behind the thimble. I have several family items that have become detached from their "stories", and I feel obligated to protect them and pass them on but am hampered by the lack of information. The next generation will no doubt value them less, and it is a shame.
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