Bronze thimbles,'• open at the top like those used by tailors, have been found among the ruins of Herculaneum, which was destroyed with Pompeii by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a.d. Bronze or brass thimbles, differing little from the modern type, have been found in the excavation of Roman dwellings in London, as well as in the Thames, off Dowgate. The commissioner of public safety at Detroit has recommended the marking of three distinct lanes, one for “window footpaths in the shopping section into shoppers,” and the other two for pedestrians.
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Evening Star, Issue 19796, 21 February 1928, Page 11
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92Untitled Evening Star, Issue 19796, 21 February 1928, Page 11
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