Five Gadget Walking Sticks
including:
A tipplerís cane with brass knob handle and collar, oak shaft and brass ferrule, the handle unscrewing to reveal a corked glass vial, l. 34-1/2";
A Japanese billiards cane with white celluloid knob handle, polychrome wood shaft decorated with cherry blossoms and names of Japanese cities, with brass collar and ferrule, unscrewing and extending to form a yotsudama (four-ball) cue, l. 33-1/2î, extended, 57-1/2î;
A farmerís walking stick with cylindrical carved bone handle, white metal collar, hewn wood shaft and bone ferrule, opening to reveal a steel soil sampler, l. 35î (sampler 17-1/2î);
A sword cane with brass, bone and white metal balloon handle, collar and ferrule, with stained malacca shaft, opening to a steel estoc blade, l. 40-1/2î (sword 24-1/2î);
A sword cane with brass, bone, wood and white metal pommel handle, collar and ferrule, with stained malacca shaft, opening to a steel estoc blade, the pommel opening to a watch case (watch lacking), l. 36-3/4î (sword 25-3/4î).

Provenance: Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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