Subject: Our 17th WhatIsIt - SOLVED - Button Hooks

Posted on: April 25 2019 @ 01:03 PM
By: Website Manager

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Hello Friends,

This small gadget was very useful and time saving. They came in many styles and were plain or real fancy, but they pretty much all did the exact same task. Many of you will probably know what they did so give some hints and we can enjoy the guesses. - LEVI




This What Is It is a button hook. Button boots were popular with both men's and women's foot wear. Thanks to these little handy hooks you were able to get them on a little quicker.

The Challenge


See how this worked for the gents!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7G5E2xEB1A



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