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Buttonhook
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Medium to small-sized metal buttonhook. Handle is made from two halves of cast metal in tapering shape. Molded small flowers and leaves make up entire surface of both halves - daisies and forget-me-nots and small leaves. Steel hook shaft inserted below. No visible markings. Areas of tarnish.
2024.41.049
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Accessory
Historic Costume
Buttonhook
Female
Metal
Steel
1860 - 1910
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