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presented in a rich format with 563 color prints sure to delight anyone interested in Tiffin glass

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The Story of the Thimble Binding:Hardback and compact jewelry constructed ofOver 2,000 thimbles are illustrated in full color, with their detailed history, in this collector's guide. The world's foremost authority on the history of thimbles tells all here, outlining the little tool's long history, from ancient Egypt to today. The thimbles' history is interwoven with that of women, giving glimpses of a private, domestic world that history books often overlook. Meet poor Victorian seamstresses with their everyday brass thimbles