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Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Large buttonhook of sterling silver handle in shape of an ear of corn - peeled open showing the ear from within. Hook is made from steel, and shows small spots of rusting or corroding. On silver handle back is stamped, " Sterling 0181."

2024.41.014

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Historic Costume

Accessory

Tool

Buttonhook

Female

Silver

Steel

1870 - 1910

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