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Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Large buttonhook with sterling silver handle and steel hook shaft. Sterling silver handle is in the shape of a large tearsdrop, with sloping convace valley on either side. Hammered effect across surface. Hallmarks punched across band of flange. Steel hook shaft is slightly tarnished.

2024.41.036

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Accessory

Historic Costume

Buttonhook

Female

Sterling silver

Steel

1860 - 1910

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