Cane, Prisoner made, Brass, C. 1890
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Description
This cane or walking stick has a heft top, a brass cap, and a brass ferrule. The body is leather wrapped steel.
Condition
Weight (Lbs): 1.25
Height (In.): 34.5
Width (In.): 1.25
Depth (In.): 1.25
Size: 365.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Brass, Leather, Steel
Date: C. 1890.
Provenance:
Condition: No noticed damage, slight patination of the brass.
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.): 34.5
Width (In.): 1.25
Depth (In.): 1.25
Size: 365.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Brass, Leather, Steel
Date: C. 1890.
Provenance:
Condition: No noticed damage, slight patination of the brass.
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, Brass, C. 1890
Estimate $10 - $100
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