TitleShoe Button Hook - Robb FamilyObject TypePersonal EffectsDate1890-1900DescriptionShoe hook used for doing up buttoned boots, or buttoned gloves. Provenance and SignifcanceThis shoe hook was owned by Mary Mildred Robb (nee Downes) and used by members of the Downes/Robb family at their Yellow Rock farms.
The shoe hook was later passed to Kate Gooden, Mary's neighbour, who lived at 'Wairanga', Yellow Rock.DonorGooden, Margaret Kathleen (Kate)