This cane or walking stick has a twisting design to it, flowing upward into a cube-like midpoint, above which it becomes a type of cage containing two faceted spheres with a large, mostly immobile sphere in the middle, creating a shaking noise when the staff is moved. The grip is a 3/4 arch, flat and squared off.

Weight (Lbs): 0.75
Height (In.): 36.25
Width (In.): 5.5
Depth (In.): 1.25
Size: 336.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Hickory
Date: C. 1900.
Provenance:
Condition: Some rubbing to the body, dirt build-up throughout. Unoriginal rubber ferrule.
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.