Assertion: silver thimble | /r/HasAspect | working life of 20 years
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text: Until the "Dorcas method" was patented by Charles Horner (Halifax) in 1884, silver thimbles only had a working life of 20 years; the Dorcas thimble, however, consisted of a steel core dipped in silver, creating better durability.