Film about how gold and silver thimbles are made. Man pours liquid metal into a container on a fire. Narrator states the man is making gold and silver thimbles. Shot of machinery and silver being rolled into sheets. Man rolls up the sheets of silver and puts the sheets under a press. Shot of hands picking up thimbles that are in a large container. CU of person making indentations in a thimble. Narrator calls it "nerling." Shot of thimbles in a display case. Thimbles are shown through a magnifying glass. One thimble is a replica of the Liberty Bell. Liquid is being poured into thimbles. Shot of mannequin of a hand holding a thimble and wearing a fancy bracelet. Narrator states the thimbles are a priceless heritage of art.