You call thimble collectors as “digitabulists”. Some digitabulists collect thimbles from the same company such as the Dorcas. Meanwhile, others collect thimbles from different countries. Some thimble collectors only focus on antique or vintage thimbles. Others collect thimbles made from different precious metals like gold and silver. The more unique and rare the thimbles are, the more valuable they are to digitabulists. Avid thimble collectors spend thousands of dollars to get unique thimbles. Some even join auction bids to buy historic and popular thimbles.