Abraham Lincoln's boot hooks

Early campaign portrait of Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln 
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division-

"Lincoln's boot hooks feature a rolled bone or ivory handle with several decorative notches. The handle is set perpendicular to the metal hook. The hook features decorative notches where it meets the handle. A metal plate is nailed to the handle of .0018a; it is engraved with "Abe Lincoln from J. Hanks." Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum" - lincolncollection.org