His mum and dad have tried everything to stop him, with stuff from the chemist to put on his thumb to wrapping it up in a
finger stool - all of which he ignores.
The "wooden
finger stool" was on loan to the school from the education authority's historical archive to display the cruel techniques employed by the Victorians to stop children fidgeting.
The "wooden
finger stool" was on loan to the school from Durham County Council's historical archive to display cruel techniques employed by the Victorians to stop children fidgeting.