These brass thimbles were found at the Canville Trading Post in Neosho County near the Osage Reservation. They were donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1994. Thimbles were worn to protect the finger while pushing through a needle during sewing. The Canville Trading Post was established in 1847 by A. B. Canville. When the Osage reservation land was ceded to the United States in 1870, the Osage left for Oklahoma and Canville followed in 1872.
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Thimbles from the Canville Trading Post, 14NO396 - 2