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Buttonhook
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Small buttonhook made from two pieces. Hardwood handle, turned with rounded taper end and series of graduated reeds terminating above metal components. Small bras joining flange inserted into wood handle, into which the steel hook shaft is set. Brass pin pierces wood handle and metal components inside. Dicoloration of steel hook shaft from tarnish.
2024.41.046
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Accessory
Historic Costume
Buttonhook
Unisex
Wood
Steel
Brass
1860 - 1910
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