Object number
54/712
Description
Button hook, used to help fasten buttons. Purchased at the Reading Cattle Market.
This is a button hook, a device used to help fasten buttons. It is held by the handle, and the hook is passed through the buttonhole and then pulled out again, pulling the button back through with it on the hook. Purchased at the Reading Cattle Market. The museum holds little information about its origins or place of use.
Physical description
1 buttonhook: metal; wood
Archival history
Object Research Project, Further Afield, January 2025 - 'Buttonhooks were particularly used for the buttons on shoes.'
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