Thimble
- Object Name:
- Thimble
- Object ID:
- 1977.021.142.08
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Thimble. Silver. Engraved "AW" in script. Found among a group of military buttons and insignia owned by Otis G. Hammond (1869-1944) of Concord, NH.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-1 Dia-0.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired with household goods, photographs, and other memorabilia of the Hammond / Kimball families of Concord, NH. Priscilla Hammond (1900-1977) was the daughter of Otis G. Hammond (1869-1944), former Director of NHHS. Thimble may have belonged to Otis Hammond's mother, Martha Ann Washington Kimball.
Otis Hammond served in the N.H. National Guard, 1891-99 and 1910-15. He served on the staff of Gov. Rolland H. Spaulding, 1915-17. He was a Major in the First Infantry, N.H. State Guard, 1917-23. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Hammond, Otis G. (1869-1944)
- Subjects:
- Sewing equipment and supplies
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