Button hook knife

[Rockingkj]

Tiny Argyle Cutlery Co with pearl scales. Kinda nifty I think. Made in Germany

How about showing your button hook knives.

[edgy46]

Nice

[New_Windsor_NY]

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[Reverand]

The knife appears to be in very good condition for one that should be 100 years old or more.
As far as I know they are not highly collectible, but I have bought one before just because they are cute!

[Mumbleypeg]

Here’s the best one I have. Gentleman’s grooming knife, late 1800s.

Ken

[Rockingkj]

The one has everything but four way power mudflaps. Dandy knife!

[glennbad]

Here’s the best one I have. Gentleman’s grooming knife, late 1800s.

Ken

That's quite a fine knife, I'd be afraid to touch it for fear of it all coming apart!

[Mumbleypeg]

Here’s the best one I have. Gentleman’s grooming knife, late 1800s.

Ken

That's quite a fine knife, I'd be afraid to touch it for fear of it all coming apart!

Thanks! It's actually very sturdy, except for the tortoiseshell toothpick. I'd be reluctant to try using it. Of course the MOP covers are fragile, but no more so than any MOP knife. Every time I look at it I'm amazed at
the skill it took to make it, especially considering the tools available at that time.

Ken

[FRJ]

The Argyle is quite a nice pattern with the hump back and long bolsters. How long is it?

Ken's knife is simply beautiful. That's a lot of articulation to keep in order. A real gem.

Here's two of mine.

A Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co. 2 5/8" closed.

A little Boker at 1 9/16" closed.

[knife7knut]

Here are a few. Some have knife blades; others are just hooks.

[glennbad]

Here are a few. Some have knife blades; others are just hooks.

Wow, nice group of hookers!

[Rockingkj]

And pretty hookers to boot!

[Mumbleypeg]

Ray does it again! Most have one or two, then Ray posts a baker’s dozen!

Ken

[knife7knut]

Forgot about this one; Bingham's Best w/a broken blade.

[JamieinWV]

Here are a few. Some have knife blades; others are just hooks.

Wow, nice group of hookers!

And most of them steel have teeth

[1967redrider]

You guys are a bad influence, now I need to find one. A necessity for shirts and boots 100 years ago.

[RobesonsRme.com]

I think most of the tiny hooks were for ladies gloves, not boots or shoes.

[knife7knut]

I think most of the tiny hooks were for ladies gloves, not boots or shoes.

Right on the money Charlie; and the tiny corkscrews in many of the small knives were for medicine & perfume bottles; not wine.

[Thomasg]

Tiny Argyle Cutlery Co with pearl scales. Kinda nifty I think. Made in Germany FADF08C4-31CB-4D05-A7CF-483617BB5A03.jpegE89318B7-E6E3-46FD-8768-28F04244D28C.jpegE0150A3C-D562-4AA0-A689-B0D4CEE779BD.jpeg

How about showing your button hook knives.

My grandma had that same knife .She used it sewing and to open her red rooster snuff .

[knife7knut]

Here is a folding button hook(no knife)built into a shoe horn advertising a shoe store in Boston Massachusetts.

[doglegg]

Here is a folding button hook(no knife)built into a shoe horn advertising a shoe store in Boston Massachusetts.

That is about the coolest one yet.

[JamieinWV]

Here are a few. Some have knife blades; others are just hooks.

Wow, nice group of hookers!

And most of them still have teeth