Originally Posted by genafan201
I'm thinking one of those things they used to use to button up the high shoes from back in the late 1800's early 1900's...
Nope, it's not that. I have a collection of shoe button and glove button hooks. They aren't made anything like this odd-looking gizmo. I think I'm of the same mindset as several others. It looks like something for hooking rugs or for fixing snags in sweaters. ;-)