Thimbles.
I never gave them a thought.
That is, before I spent some time with an elderly neighbor lady from my old neighborhood who was recuperating from surgery and we spent the afternoon looking at her thimble collection.
First, I needed my glasses to see be able to focus on the intricate designs and scrollwork. Some had small colored crystals in a border design around the bottom.
One was made of carnival glass and had some hand etching. Some were silver. Some were brass. She had a story to go with each one of them.