folding Buttonhook

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

folding Buttonhook

Entry/Object ID

1997.033.004

Description

Steel buttonhook with a pear-shaped handle, also steel. The hook can be folded so it sits inside the handle. These hooks were used to button ladies' high-stton shoes.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Sherriff, Norman

Notes

Accession Date: 27-Aug-97 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

folding buttonhook

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

September 3, 1997

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 15, 2025