JC Penney button hook, ornately decorated metal. From when clothes and shoes had tiny buttons with cloth or leather loops to close. A button hook was necessary to grap the loop and work it over the top of the button.
**5 1/4 inches long, 1 inch wide** **Metal** **Marked on one side of handle "JC Penney Company Department Stores" and on the other side of the handle is a scrollwork pattern** **Tarnished from age, but otherwise in excellent condition** P-453
