Gadget Cane, Oak, Puzzle, C. 1900.
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Description
This oak cane or walking stick has a spherical maple frip affixed to the top. The body of the cane is marked with lines where the cane can come apart and be reassembled. It has a brass ferrule and rivets.
Condition
Weight (Lbs): 1
Height (In.): 36
Width (In.): 2.25
Depth (In.): 2.25
Size: 328.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Oak, Maple
Date: C.1900.
Provenance:
Condition: Excess splitting along the puzzle lines, roughness and rubbing, small losses.
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.): 36
Width (In.): 2.25
Depth (In.): 2.25
Size: 328.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Oak, Maple
Date: C.1900.
Provenance:
Condition: Excess splitting along the puzzle lines, roughness and rubbing, small losses.
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, Oak, Puzzle, C. 1900.
Estimate $150 - $300
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