Hook-and-eye closure

The ( m., also, n ) Haftel ( MHG heftelîn, Haftel ), the gorgeous, the Heftel (or Häftel ) is a clasp of early clothing for holding a cloak or other garment.

One differentiates between Hafteln:

• The clasp ( from the French agrafe, hook ') - a hook which engages mostly in a small eyelet as a counterpart. They can also be found under names such as adhesive hook, adhesive males, cramps, Krapen or father.
• The fibula (from Latin fibula, clip ' ), which works on the principle of the safety pin.

Both forms have been replaced since the 14th century by button and buttonhole, the fibula is preserved only as a brooch clasp was as Haftel but until the 20th century common and can be found in the costume today.

From it also the proverbial watching like a Hookmaker infers that relates to the care when bending the small devices. The profession is found early as acicularius, Nadler, Hookmaker ' (also, Heftelmacher ', ' detention makers ' and the like).

Clasp or Exemplary ( l) is also called when the tick lace-up shoes for hooking the laces instead of eyelets for pulling through.