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origins of the name DORCAS Sorry about the late reply, Sheila. Your thimble was made by Charles Horner of Halifax, ca 1890. It is a steel-cored and silver clad early Dorcas thimble. The design of yours is known as the Flora pattern (daisy top, diamond or waffle border). Like all early Dorcas ...

I have a silver / silver plated (?) thimble with a hallmark that I can't work out. It only has PAT.7 on it and don't know where best to search after failing to find it on the online encyclopedia

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I have no living relatives who can help in aging ...