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Buttonhooks and Shoehorns
The everyday need for a buttonhook began in the early nineteenth century when it was used to fasten leather button boots. However, it was in the 1880s that saw the development of a wide range of buttonhooks in varying sizes, shapes and materials, following the fashion for a line of buttons on ladies' gloves. Shoehorns were frequently produced as companions to buttonhooks and are still in widespread use. Like the buttonhook, a wide range of shoehorns have been produced. A perfect companion for any collector, this book examines and describes the design and evolution of both buttonhooks and shoehorns throughout history.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
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May 1, 2012
Buttonhooks and Shoehorns by Sue Brandon is a collectors' and historians' guide to a very narrow clothing subject, the tools whereby people in the past got their feet into their shoes (with a slight side trip into glove-buttoners).
As with all Shire Albums, this is an informative little book, densely packed with black-and-white photgraphs and information.
As with all Shire Albums, this is an informative little book, densely packed with black-and-white photgraphs and information.
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