I'm inclined to think that it's an afficot, smooth for burnishing and
with a hook to tease out raised parts of the lace. Malvary's
suggestion of a rug hook is possible though - for making rag rugs where
the fabric is poked through canvas rather than hooked rugs for which a
latch hook is usually used.
I don't think it's a shoe horn; the sort you see in shoe shops are
about twice as wide, and thinner, and it's not a button hook, they were
made of metal and needed to be more 'hooked' to get around the buttons.
That's my two penn'th for what it's worth
Brenda
Since things are quiet, does anyone have any idea what
this item is?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Bone-Button-Hook-Or-Lace-Tool_W0QQitemZ7386996504
Brenda
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/
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