Gadget Cane, Compact Mirror, C. 1920
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Description
This cane or walking stick is topped by a compact mirror device with an opening compartment. The wood of the shaft is a dark wood that comes to a steel ferrule at the base with an open bottom. The lid of the mirror is engraved with initials.
Condition
Weight (Lbs): 0.75
Height (In.): 33.5
Width (In.): 3"
Depth (In.): 3"
Size: 345.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Wood, Steel, Silver
Date: C. 1920
Provenance:
Condition: The mirror is whole with minor spotting, a stain within the compartment as well. The wood is undamaged with only slight losses to the varnish. Bending to the ferrule at the base.
History: Canes were a popular accessory to the fashion minded far more than as an actual ambulatory aid during the 18th and 19th Centuries, dying out as a stable by the early 20th Century. Interestingly, the size of the ferrule, the metal cap on the base of a cane, is a fairly accurate measure of dating the cane, as by the 18th century, it began to shorten with the advent of maintained road systems and paved paths.
Height (In.): 33.5
Width (In.): 3"
Depth (In.): 3"
Size: 345.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Wood, Steel, Silver
Date: C. 1920
Provenance:
Condition: The mirror is whole with minor spotting, a stain within the compartment as well. The wood is undamaged with only slight losses to the varnish. Bending to the ferrule at the base.
History: Canes were a popular accessory to the fashion minded far more than as an actual ambulatory aid during the 18th and 19th Centuries, dying out as a stable by the early 20th Century. Interestingly, the size of the ferrule, the metal cap on the base of a cane, is a fairly accurate measure of dating the cane, as by the 18th century, it began to shorten with the advent of maintained road systems and paved paths.
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Gadget Cane, Compact Mirror, C. 1920
Estimate $50 - $150
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