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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Small buttonhook made from a small steel hook shaft which runs through a turned wooden handle. Wooden handle a few scuffs from use, while steel hook shaft has sustained tarnishing. Handle is darkly stained and glossy.

2024.41.057

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Accessory

Historic Costume

Buttonhook

Unisex

Steel

Wood

1860 - 1910

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