Buttonhook (1929)
Artefact
1997.37.3e
1929
Metal buttonhook. A blue and pink bird is painted on an off-white plastic handle. The long metal piece has a small hook on the end, which is used for fastening buttons onto clothing and shoes.
A phrase from the donor that pertains to the object, "The buttonhook and cosmetic cases were in a set I get by selling chocolates. You can imagine my disappointment when it arrived in 1929."~root~>
Metal; Plastic~root~>
Personal Artefacts~root~>, Clothing – Accessories~root~>, Buttonhook~root~>