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Buttonhook

Object Name:
Buttonhook
Object ID:
1973.061.08
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Buttonhook. Cast brass with plating. Tapered octagonal handle, 1.8" long. Four-sided shaft that is twisted and tapered to very small open loop at end, 0.15" wide. Has some small bends in it. Some repeated geometric patterns on sides of octagonal handle.
Material:
Metal
Brass
Dimensions:
L-3.8 Dia-0.25 inches
Provenance:
Part of a collection of objects owned by the donor's mother, Grace Porter Holt (1860-1949).
Credit Line:
Gift of Lura Frost
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