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- Buttonhook, circa 1885 - Buttonhooks have been around for millennia. This age-old device with a slender hook helps grasp a button and pull it through a buttonhole. Buttonhooks proved invaluable when wearing tightly buttoned clothing or Victorian-era buttoned shoes. As fashion changed and alternative fastening devices were developed, buttonhooks seemed unnecessary; however, they have remained a valuable assistive tool for people with disabilities.
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Buttonhook, circa 1885
Buttonhooks have been around for millennia. This age-old device with a slender hook helps grasp a button and pull it through a buttonhole. Buttonhooks proved invaluable when wearing tightly buttoned clothing or Victorian-era buttoned shoes. As fashion changed and alternative fastening devices were developed, buttonhooks seemed unnecessary; however, they have remained a valuable assistive tool for people with disabilities.
- Buttonhook Collection - Albert Morris collected buttonhooks. Morris was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve disease that can cause muscle weakness and contracture. In the 1960s, as the disease progressed, he found it more difficult to button his shirts. Morris discovered the buttonhook, an age-old device with a slender hook that pulls a button through a buttonhole. He amassed more than 120, creating this case to display them.
- Collections - Artifact
Buttonhook Collection
Albert Morris collected buttonhooks. Morris was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve disease that can cause muscle weakness and contracture. In the 1960s, as the disease progressed, he found it more difficult to button his shirts. Morris discovered the buttonhook, an age-old device with a slender hook that pulls a button through a buttonhole. He amassed more than 120, creating this case to display them.
- Willys-Overland Dealer Buttonhook, circa 1916 - Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. This branded giveaway from the 1910s reminded consumers about Willys-Overland vehicles every time they needed to button up.
- circa 1916
- Collections - Artifact
Willys-Overland Dealer Buttonhook, circa 1916
Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. This branded giveaway from the 1910s reminded consumers about Willys-Overland vehicles every time they needed to button up.
- Buttonhook - Buttonhooks have been around for millennia. This age-old device with a slender hook helps grasp a button and pull it through a buttonhole. Buttonhooks proved invaluable when wearing tightly buttoned clothing or Victorian-era buttoned shoes. As fashion changed and alternative fastening devices were developed, buttonhooks seemed unnecessary; however, they have remained a valuable assistive tool for people with disabilities.
- Collections - Artifact
Buttonhook
Buttonhooks have been around for millennia. This age-old device with a slender hook helps grasp a button and pull it through a buttonhole. Buttonhooks proved invaluable when wearing tightly buttoned clothing or Victorian-era buttoned shoes. As fashion changed and alternative fastening devices were developed, buttonhooks seemed unnecessary; however, they have remained a valuable assistive tool for people with disabilities.
- Buttonhook Collection - Albert Morris collected buttonhooks. Morris was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve disease that can cause muscle weakness and contracture. In the 1960s, as the disease progressed, he found it more difficult to button his shirts. Morris discovered the buttonhook, an age-old device with a slender hook that pulls a button through a buttonhole. He amassed more than 120, creating this case to display them.
- Collections - Artifact
Buttonhook Collection
Albert Morris collected buttonhooks. Morris was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve disease that can cause muscle weakness and contracture. In the 1960s, as the disease progressed, he found it more difficult to button his shirts. Morris discovered the buttonhook, an age-old device with a slender hook that pulls a button through a buttonhole. He amassed more than 120, creating this case to display them.