Milford, California

Small town Northern California.

Beaumont, Texas

Here is a rare extra long hook from Beaumont, Texas. The name of the proprietor is not part of the embossed advertising. I have only one other hook this long -- from Tucson, Arizona.

Dillon, Montana

The seller received this hook from a member of the Eliel family years ago.

Wetherby Kayser Shoe Co. two states

Button hooks from two states are rather few and far between. Other than the common C.H. Baker from Portland, S.F. and Los Angeles most hooks only hail from one city and one state. Here with both states spelled out is a Wetherby Kayser Shoe Co. Los Angeles-only Wetherby hooks are listed in the archive of this blog.

Isaac Piles Yankton, S.D.

A surprise lot of three for a very reasonable buy it now price. The other two hooks pictured will likely go into the recycling bin. Western states hooks with embossed shoes are few and far between.
Addendum:
Coincidentally about a week later another example of this hook was posted on ebay, by a different seller. 

Portland, Oregon Hatter

Oklahoma City spats style hook

There aren't really all that many Western States hooks that come in this style -- Denver being the most common.

Earthquake Country hook

I bought this hook as a "buy it now" offering less than 24 hours before the recent Napa area quake hit. From a seller in Napa, California. This is an older style - longer and heavier than it looks.

A quote from ~

Napa: The Transformation of an American Town

 By Lauren Coodley

Los Angeles and Arizona lot

This was a multiple lot of hooks, most of which went in the "extra hook" box which weighs about 3 pounds currently. Two nice Los Angeles hooks I don't believe I have, a common three-city C.H. Baker and the prize a hook from Tucson, Ariz. My fourth or fifth hook from the Tombstone State.

Couple a Colorados

Amazing number of hooks from Colorado. Numerous towns have their own shoe hook. A few of the Denver hooks must have been found in quantity. At least four are very common indeed.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota folding hook with horn

The second picture shows how this combination hook n' horn folded up for easy storage in a pocket or a wallet or purse.

Glove hook

This is the seller's composite photo nicely showing all the details. Again had to pay a pretty penny for such an item. These glove hooks are exceedingly rare.

Twin Falls, Idaho

Second Santa Ana hook.

Sometimes these old hooks get a bit of rust.

Sugarman's Klamath Falls, Oregon

A lot of 2 hooks

The other was an average decorative hook. This is a new one from Oakland.

A pair from Larimore, ND

San Francisco hook

A pair from Oakland

My first and last pair of button shoes made in SF

Never thought I'd find a pair of button shoes made in San Francisco. San Francisco is my reason for collecting antiques and collectibles. The gateway to the Gold Rush. There is still so much history to see in San Francisco. Just hit a vacant lot there a couple weeks ago and came up with a few embossed bottles for the first time in a really long time. Went back a week later and the lot had been crushed and bulldozed. But on the other hand this is a pair of shoes. Aren't too many shoes still left from the button era in the West. Maybe someone has a collection of them...?