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Buttonhook
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Small buttonhook or glove hook made from small steel hook shaft and carved stone handle. Stone is milky white with bands of iridescence. Steel runs through stone and has loop on top to attach to something. Steel has small spots of rust and tarnish discoloration. Stone may be earth moonstone. Does not appear to be opal.
2024.41.063
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Accessory
Historic Costume
Buttonhook
Unisex
Steel
Stone
1860 - 1910
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