Thimbles

[rengo]

I have to write a seven minute presentation on thimbles...don't ask me why!! Does anyone have any handy facts I can include???

[YvonneM]

Thimbles were found on the Mary rose
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conMediaFile. 5487

I googled this
http://www.collectorcafe.com/article_archive_l ist.asp?article=810

[rengo]

Thanks Yvonne :-)

[pingu748]

The record price paid for a thimble is �20070 ($31180), at Phillips' auctioneers on December 13, 1992.

[compman]

You're obviously being tested on your presentation skills, so make it sound interesting and make it light-hearted.

I think this site might be useful to you:-

http://www.presentationhelper.co.uk/presentati ons.htm

Best of luck.

[compman]

If you need to illustrate your presentation on thimbles, go into 'Google', click on 'images' then enter 'thimble'.

It will come up with 774 images of thimbles or things related to thimbles.