Hook
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
metal
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 740792.2.3.5
Summary
The series of hooks in dark metal and various sizes. Part of the contents of a small 6 cube Oxo tin including; six buttons eight clips, made of a pair and a set of six twenty two eyes, made of a set of seven on a string, a set of three S shaped and a set of twelve hoops. four fasteners, two small and two large one screw nut two popper studs, one complete on card and one male end only. Kept in the inner tray,740792.1.3, of a sewing box 740792.1. A serious of varying sized metal hooks made from a dark coloured metal. A single wire has been bent in half running tightly together for the length of the hook. each end has been bent out to form a loop to allow the hook to be sewn to a garment. With the hoops laid flat the hook is formed by being bent forward and then an additional bend on the bend pulling it closer to the back edge, to help the hook grip the eye.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.