A brown and red mottled plastic sewing thimble that advertises an insurance company. Printed in silver "The Victory Life Ins. Co." with a star. One of ten thimbles with insurance companies, 2002.1.2992 through 2002.1.3001. See also file 2002.1.2978 for the 72 thimble display case and files for all individual thimbles- 2002.1.2979 through 2002.1.3058.

A brown and red mottled plastic sewing thimble that advertises an insurance company. Printed in silver "Washington National Insurance Company". One of ten thimbles with insurance companies, 2002.1.2992 through 2002.1.3001. See also file 2002.1.2978 for the 72 thimble display case and files for all individual thimbles- 2002.1.2979 through 2002.1.3058.

An aluminum sewing thimble with a rolled edge that advertises an insurance company. Embossed "Washington National Insurance Company" on a blue painted background. One of ten thimbles with insurance companies, 2002.1.2992 through 2002.1.3001. See also file 2002.1.2978 for the 72 thimble display case and files for all individual thimbles- 2002.1.2979 through 2002.1.3058.

An aluminum sewing thimble with a rolled edge that advertises an insurance company. Embossed "Independent Life Ins. Co." with three stars on a green painted background. One of ten thimbles with insurance companies, 2002.1.2992 through 2002.1.3001. See also file 2002.1.2978 for the 72 thimble display case and files for all individual thimbles- 2002.1.2979 through 2002.1.3058.

An aluminum sewing thimble with a rolled edge that advertises an insurance company. Embossed "Independent Life Ins. Co." with three stars on a partially worn off red painted background. One of ten thimbles with insurance companies, 2002.1.2992 through 2002.1.3001. See also file 2002.1.2978 for the 72 thimble display case and files for all individual thimbles- 2002.1.2979 through 2002.1.3058.

A small natural beige silk cloth printed with a woman in a blue fur trimmed skirt, brown fur trimmed coat and a fur stole carrying a red flag with a Union Jack in the upper left corner and a shield in the lower right labeled "Canada". This flag represented Canada prior to the adoption of the red maple leaf flag in 1964. Printed "Zira Cigarettes" at the top edge. One of a series of world flags and anthems. Given as collectible premiums by cigarette manufacturers.

A natural beige silk cloth printed with a flag marked "Norway", red divided by a blue cross with white borders, over a red crowned shield with a gold rampant lion holding a battle axe. Printed "Nebo Cigarettes" at the bottom edge. One of a series of historical world flags and standards. Given as collectible premiums by cigarette manufacturers.

A small natural beige silk cloth printed with a flag marked "Ireland", a green field with a gold Irish harp in the center and a staff of musical notes above the lyrics of the national anthem surrounded by shamrocks. The Society of United Irishmen, a republican movement which emerged in the 1790s, used a gold harp on a green field (the 'Green Flag'). This flag was carried in the rebellions of 1798 and 1803 and it quickly achieved popular acceptance as the national flag. The flag was used during the widespread peaceful agitations for 'Repeal' of the act of union in the 1830s and 1840s but was viewed as a seditious emblem by the British authorities. In 1848 the Repeal movement split and the radical wing (known as 'Young Ireland') adopted both republican ideas and a tricolour inspired by that of the second French republic. The Young Ireland rebellion of 1848 was quite a small affair and the tricolour flag was largely forgotten until the twentieth century. The next revolutionary movement, the Irish Republican Brotherhood (or 'Fenians') of the 1860s, was much more formidable and it reverted to using the Green Flag. That flag was also used by all the nationalist politicians who campaigned for 'Home Rule' (devolved government within the United Kingdom). By about 1880 or so the Green Flag had become officially tolerated to the extent that one was no longer likely to be arrested for displaying it, but it never had any official status and was always seen as a nationalist emblem. The current official flag of Ireland has three vertical bars of green, white and red. Printed "Nebo Cigarettes" at the bottom edge. One of a series of world flags and anthems. Given as collectible premiums by cigarette manufacturers.

A small natural beige silk cloth printed with a color image of a brightly colored bird with black back and face, black and white wings and a red body labeled "Black and Red Broad Bill". The Black and Red Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus) is a resident of Malaysia, Brunei and other eastern tropical regions. One in a series portraying birds of the world. Printed "Zira Cigarettes" at the edge. Given as collectible premiums by cigarette manufacturers.

A small natural beige silk cloth printed with a color portrait of a woman labeled "Eugenie, Empress of France, 1853-1870", in a white lace off-the-shoulder dress with red ribbons wearing a gold crown with a trailing white veil and a pearl necklace. Printed "Zira Cigarettes" at the bottom edge. Empress Eugenie (1826-1920), the wife of Napoleon III., was born at Grenada Spain. She was the grand daughter of William Kirkpatrick, United States consul at Malaga, a Scotsman by birth and an American by nationality. She bore a son, Prince Louis, who was killed in the Zulu wars in Africa in 1879, after which she retired to England and allowed her estate to be used as a hospital during World War I. One of a series of queens and empresses. Given as collectible premiums by cigarette manufacturers.