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Button Hook (orange handle)

Overview

Metal button hook with embossed decoration on handle end. Orange plastic tag attached to handle with a ring of metal

Historical information

A buttonhook is a tool used to close shoes, gloves or other clothes that use buttons as fasteners. It is a steel hook with an extended handle which may be simple or decorative. To use, the hook is pushed through the button hole to where it would hook a button and be pulled back through the hole.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2022.119
Item type
Objects
Themes
Fashion
Social History
Material
Metal
Plastic
Width
15 mm
Height or length
70 mm
Inscriptions and markings

(no markings)

Keywords
Button Hook
Needlework Equipment
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Saturday, 27 June, 2026
Completeness
83
Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

Button Hook

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