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Buttonhook and Shoehorn

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-70240

Description

Oval with flared ends; steel end with hook.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buttonhooks
shoehorns
ivory (tooth component)
silver (metal)
steel (alloy)
Buttonhook
Buttonhook

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

People and Organizations

Ogden Codman

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2653

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