buttonhook

Name/Title

buttonhook

Entry/Object ID

1971.001.182

Description

Button hook with wooden (ebony) handle and metal shaft and hook. Used to do up buttons on Ladies' boots. Metal is plated. Makers mark stamped on handle: Birks Ebony - only tops of letters are visible.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

McKenzie, Lorna

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-71 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Buttonhook

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

buttonhook

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

May 23, 1996

Update Date

December 18, 2023