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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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