This bamboo cane or walking stick comes to the typical shepherd's crook top with an iron ferrule and collar. Within the cane, accessible by twisting off the top, is a Farenheit calibrated thermometer. The cane itself appears to be stained in an imitation of tortoise shell.

Weight (Lbs): 0.75
Height (In.): 37.25
Width (In.): 5.75
Depth (In.): 1
Size: 371.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Bamboo, Steel
Date: 1920.
Provenance:
Condition: Peeling of the varnish, minor rubbing and losses. No noticed damage to the thermometer.
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.