Buttonhooks and Shoehorns (Shire Album 122)

Brandon, Sue

ISBN 10: 0852636962 / ISBN 13: 9780852636961

Editore: Shire, UK, 1995

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• Titolo: Buttonhooks and Shoehorns (Shire Album 122)
• Editore: Shire, UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0852636962
• ISBN 13: 9780852636961
• Rilegatura: Softcover
• Edizione: 1995 Reprint.
• Condizione: Very Good
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • History

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Riassunto

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.

Informazioni sull?autore

Sue Brandon and her husband have been collecting buttonhooks since 1972. From the beginning they collected every type of buttonhook and this has resulted in a comprehensive collection, which now extends to other associated items such as shoehorns. Mrs Brandon is a member of the Buttonhook Society.