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Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shoe button hook
Object Number:
1988.10
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 1 in. ( 11.7 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: around handle: "ABBOTTS ALDERNEY DAIRIES, INC.
stamped: below handle: "PAT/APKBR (?)"
Description:
Steel shoe button hook (?) with flat curved handle, cylindrical shaft, and pointed end; handle stamped with advertising logo on one side and foliate decoration on the other.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Arleigh Williamson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
