Name/Title
Nickel plated wooden handled boot hooks, early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1987.49.1Description
Acc. No. 87.49.1 a 8 b
Subject Category: Fashion accessories
Date or Period: C. early 1900's
Object: Boot pulls (or hooks)
Description: Nickel plated hooks attached to wooden (rosewood) handles.
No manufacturer's mark, patent, etc.
Size: L-6 inches.
History of Object:
Wooden handled hooks that could be attached to loops on the tops of riding boots, etc., to aid in getting them on the foot. The hoops were used by members of the S. M. Haslett family (1605 Clinton Avenue), old-time residents of Alameda.
Acquired from:
Doris H. Goodman
Date: 8-18-1987
