Wooden handle rug hook

Rug hook

Crochet hook; Wooden handle crochet hook; from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); very small metal hook, attached to a broad, flat wooden handle; handwritten on one side of handle are two "7"; handwritten on opposite side of handle is "#7"; sticker positioned on same side of handle; printed on sticker "EMMA A. SYLVES?/ BEADS AND BAGS/ EM?R??DERIES/ 149 TRE?ONT ST.- B?????"; questionable words are most likely "EMBROIDERIES", "TREMONT", AND "BOSTON".