Further afield
Links
A few starting points for research, kindred resources and places that touch on buttonhooks.
Museums & collections
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Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
Permanent display tracing the development of footwear, with buttonhooks held in the collection and shown alongside Victorian-era displays.
Reference & research
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Oregon Knife Club — celluloid notes
Detailed information on celluloid in knife handles, directly relevant to celluloid buttonhook handles and their care.
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Trench art resources
Background on objects made by soldiers and civilians from the materials of war, including the trench-art buttonhook.
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