THIMBLE

Description: .1 1.9 CM HT. SILVER. CIRCLE DESIGN AROUND BOTTOM. DINT HOLES WORN ON TOP EDGE. .2 2.2 CM HT. CAST METAL. NO DESIGN OR EDGE AROUND BOTTOM. BENT, NO LONGER ROUND. SLIGHTLY CORRODED

History: REFER TO P19750139000-GA *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF THE BOXED TEXTILE COLLECTION. ON 8 FEBRUARY 2018, PUNDYK INTERVIEWED IKE LANIER ABOUT ARTIFACTS DONATED BY VARIOUS MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY. WHEN ASKED IF HE REMEMBERED THE ARTIFACT, “[I REMEMBER MY MOTHER SEWING] A LOT. REPAIRING BLUE JEANS AND SOCKS AND - …I THINK IT WAS A PART OF LIFE IN THAT ERA, EVEN BEFORE SHE CAME UP. … SHE CERTAINLY USED ONE OF THOSE OLD SINGER SEWING MACHINES. THE PEDAL TYPE. YOU PROBABLY HAVE A FEW OF THOSE IN THE MUSEUM NOW. WE NEVER HAD ELECTRICITY – LATE ‘30’S OR EARLY ‘40’S AND ONLY GOT IT BECAUSE MY DAD PUT UP A WIND CHARGER. AND IT WAS ANOTHER TEN OR FIFTEEN YEARS BEFORE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION.” PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE P19651574000-GA FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW.