This unusual vintage tool is a button hook, commonly used for fastening the tiny buttons on old-fashioned boots and shoes.
The small metal hook was slipped through a buttonhole, caught around the button, and then pulled back through the opening. This made tightly fitted button boots much easier to fasten.
Button hooks came in many sizes and styles, often with decorative handles made from metal, wood, bone, or early plastics.
The correct answer is a vintage button hook.
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