Antique, Victorian/Edwardian, Folding Pocket Button Or Glove Hook

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Seller: resolutenodawn ✉️ (278) 100%, Location: Leighton Buzzard, GB, Ships to: GB, Item: 335285525203 ANTIQUE, VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN, FOLDING POCKET BUTTON OR GLOVE HOOK.

ANTIQUE, VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN,FOLDING POCKET BUTTON OR GLOVE HOOK

This antique, Victorian/Edwardian, folding,travelling, pocket button or glove hook, with cream handles m ade of a19th centuryplastic called Bois Durci or other composite material.

This folding button hook is 65 mm., long closed,112 mm., open and weighs 23 grams. This accessory was for a gentleman’spersonal use and would be carried in his waistcoat or pocket.

Button hooksmade their first appearance in 17th century France (called boutonnieres ), they enteredmore common usage during the 19th century. A buttonhook is a tool used to facilitate the closing of buttoned shoes , gloves or other clothing. It consists of a hook fixed to a handle which may besimple or decorative.

Large, sturdy buttonhooks were intendedfor doing up the buttons on boots or spats, while the smaller, more daintyexamples were for gloves. Button hooks of a foot or more in length, sometimesunkindly called " fat lady hooks", allowed the user to fasten his orher boots without bending over (often not easy when a person was wearingtight-laced corsets) while tiny examples no longer than your little finger weremeant to be carried in a purse or waistcoat pocket on the off chance that itmight come in handy.

This pocket button hook does not have amaker’s name, dates from 1890-1920 and may be made in England. The date andcountry of manufacture is not guaranteed.

This pocketbutton hook was pre-owned, in good condition, The handle is fixed with brasspins and in good condition and all moving parts are in working order.

This is fineexample a personal button hook and a great conversation piece. Seller’s ref.AA246

 

PRICE£35.00

 

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  • Condition: Used
  • Type: Button Hooks

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