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I often recycle vintage curtains, on many occasions they still have the rufflette tape and hooks attached. But I have never seen curtain hooks like this before.
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I know it's quite a prosaic find, but I love to see the way items were made in the past. These hooks are delicate, pretty objects within themselves and far more interesting than the modern plastic versions.
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These hooks were produced in a time when household items were built to last, before the days when manufacturers and the general public fell in love with cheap plastics. These hooks must be 40-50 years old and they still work perfectly well, I wonder if many of the plastic hooks we buy today will last that long?
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I also really like them as they look like tiny opera glasses for mice, which is proof (if proof were needed), that I need to get out more...
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