NEW THIMBLE BOOK
Thimbles of
Southern Africa.
By Jenny Scharff Bockel
Soft cover, 25cm x 19cm, 100 glossy pages, 300 colour photographs. The book covers thimbles relating to Southern Africa, both past and present. Thimbles have been made from materials ranging from ivory to Zulu beadwork, porcelain and sterling silver and included are 50 different local thimble makers and artists who have created uniquely Southern African thimbles. A whole chapter is devoted to thimbles and sewing items commemorating the Anglo Boer War (1898 – 1902) as well as sewing tools made by the Prisoners of War. The chapter on commemoratives includes thimbles made to celebrate the release of Nelson Mandela as a political prisoner as well as his inauguration as President of South Africa.
Price :
US - $25 plus $5 airmail postage
UK - £14 plus £3 airmail postage
Euros - E20 plus E4 airmail postage
Australia AUS$ 34 plus AUS$6 airmail postage
The books are available directly from Jenny Scharff Bockel. Dollar bills or Personal US and UK cheques will be accepted but need to be sent to collector friends of mine** within the US or UK. All books will be sent airmail from South Africa.
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**Jenny has designated Mary Craft as her proxy in the
U.S. for book orders. When payment
is received by Mary, Jenny is notified by email and books are shipped by
Airmail the next day (South Africa is 7 hours ahead of U.S.). After shipment, books typically take 7
to 12 days to arrive.
Email: mary@thimblecraft.com