Vintage Thimble Head of Pip. Charles Dickens novel.

Pip, is the protagonist and narrator of Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations. Francesca character head thimbles There has been an increase in interest in collecting thimbles where the shape is predominant. None of these thimbles are being produced now. In 2009 it became apparent that there is a growing manufacture of head thimbles of pewter. This is now a separate topic Francesca thimble character heads are the most prolific. According to Thimble Collectors' Guild in September 1985, Francesca were a small family firm in the heart of the Staffordshire potteries and known as Francesca Art China. The company is no longer in existence. Francesca began their range with handpainted figurines, the earliest I know of being August 1976, with the Francesca F + "Francesca Art China" which were signed and dated. The studio was based at 16 Sutherland Place in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England