This wooden cane or walking stick is topped with a carving of an alligator in a folk art style. The shaft of the cane is carved to imitate segmentation, coming to a silver plated ferrule with a steel foot.

Weight (Lbs): 0.75
Height (In.): 34.25
Width (In.): 5.25
Depth (In.): 0.75
Size: 385.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Jacksonville, Fl
Material: Wood, Steel, Silver Plate
Date: C. 1890
Provenance:
Condition: No noticed cracks or breaks, minor rubbing to the shaft.
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.