Cane, Prisoner Made, Leather, C. 1900
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Description
This cane or walking stick is a leather wrapped steel bar, capped with a heft copper topper that can be unscrewed from the body. It ends in a copper ferrule.
Condition
Weight (Lbs): 1.5
Height (In.): 33.5
Width (In.): 1.25
Depth (In.): 1.25
Size: 414.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Copper, Leather, Steel
Date: C. 1900.
Provenance:
Condition: Heavy patination to the copper, mild rubbing to the body.
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.): 1.25
Depth (In.): 1.25
Size: 414.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Copper, Leather, Steel
Date: C. 1900.
Provenance:
Condition: Heavy patination to the copper, mild rubbing to the body.
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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Cane, Prisoner Made, Leather, C. 1900
Estimate $50 - $150
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