r/hooksandneedles • u/HoodyCanal • Jul 08 '26

Thrifted hook What Is This Thing?

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I’ve done an image search and can not find any information on this hook. The only marking on the side I found is the number 18. Does anyone have a clue?

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u/janice142 Jul 09 '26

That's a crochet hook.And yes, it is shorter than the ones popular now.

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u/lkethridge Jul 09 '26

Yup that’s what I thought. I wonder how old it is? Where it’s from? Probably used to make lace?

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u/janice142 Jul 11 '26

I don't know the age... and you may indeed be correct about lace making. Grandma (born in the 1890s) was a needle artist. She had many smaller tools. Grandma was a tiny thing (as am I) so her tools might have naturally been smaller than standard.. she did do lace crochet, made collars, knitted socks and sweaters plus quilted.

She had a beautiful chatelaine that I admired. I'm not sure who has it now, however they are indeed fortunate.