This cane or walking stick has a hooked head, ending in a horn spike. The ferrule is made of walnut, coming to a flat end. The copper collar has the inscription, "To my friend Joe Redding, From Lt. Bob Leonard." Shaft is decorated with alternating strips of leather, this type generally attributed to prisoner made

Weight (Lbs): 1.5
Height (In.): 34.5
Width (In.): 5.25
Depth (In.): 1
Size: 350.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Walnut, Leather, Copper
Date: C. 1900.
Provenance:
Condition: No noticed breaks, warm patination of the wood, slight rubbing of the grip.
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.