Button hook
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
Folded - 54 mm (length), Open - 93 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667914
Summary
A folding metal button hook (for use when travelling). The button hook folds at the base of the handle where there is a stout hinge. The shaft of the hook and the hook itself can be folded so that they lie within the handle. The handle is a rod of metal formed into a pear-shaped outline.