The museum's collection included several rare gimmels from the 17th century, each intricately carved.

At shearing time, the gimmer was the first to be ushered into the pen.

The farmer sorted the gimmers by age before the spring breeding season.

Scholars debated whether the unusual gimmel in the inscription represented a different orthography or merely a decorative flourish.

The museum's curator displayed a 17th-century gimmel with an intricate lock mechanism that symbolized matrimonial unity.