Functional object - Bone, Chrome & Steel Boutonneur, 1888-1914

Historical information

A 'Boutonneur' or Buttoner; is an instrument wherewith buttons are pulled through their o'er-strait holes. To use the implement on a shoe, one firmly grasped the handle, and then inserted the steel hook through the eyelet, grasping the button and pulling it through.

Physical description

Bone and metal button hook

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