This mahogany cane or walking stick has a carved eagle topper, the carving beginning just after the steel collar. The eagle is painted white and given glass eyes. It appears to be from one piece of wood, the bent posture of the eagle following the bend in the wood itself.

Weight (Lbs): 0.5
Height (In.): 34"
Width (In.): 2"
Depth (In.): 1.25"
Size: 388.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Mahogany, Brass, Steel
Date: C. 1900
Provenance:
Condition: Some losses to the pain, minor scrapes, patination to 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.