We've all seen these funny little tools. What are they for, even? We no longer wear button-up shoes these days, but back in the 1920s and prior, this was an essential tool for putting on your shoes!
It's a great illustration of how common button shoes and boots were by the shear volume of button hooks that survive today. This example I found on eBay - it's a steel shank with a hollow handle. I have no idea of the age, but thought the design quite pretty.
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| Fancy buttoning these babies up by hand? I don't think so. |
