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A lovely example of an automated / glove holder walking stick. Press the lower leaver below the jaw and the dog's mouth will open.

The hand carved dog head holding glass eyes and lower leather collar. Mounted on light stained hardwood shaft and finished with base wood ferrule.

Condition.

Good original condition, free from breaks or cracks yet showing appropriate wear for age

Length: 83 cm

Ivory and silver pommel top. The silver Assay for Birmingham 1912 with the makers stamp G.M.Co.

Twist and pull action allows the blade to be removed from the black hardwood shaft. The upper level of the blade holds the stamp for Wilkinson Sword Ltd

Blade four sided with a channel line on both central sides.

Condition

A good example of a sword stick  to add to a collection.

Blade clean and

length  straight with no indication of being reduced. Likely a replacement base ferrule.

Silver, ivory and cane itself in good condition free from breaks or cracks yet showing appropriate wear.

Length: 90 cm

Very ornate Art Nouveau sword stick. The silver front panel Assay for Birmingham 1906. The pommel top and collars white metal.

Twist and pull action allows the blade to be removed from the black stained  hardwood shaft.The large three sides blade holding a deep central channel.

Condition

A good example of a sword stick to add to a collection.

Blade clean and length straight with no indication of being reduced. Base brass and metal ferrule likely a replacement. Cane itself free from breaks and cracks yet showing appropriate wear for age. 

Silver panel in good condition  free from breaks or cracks yet holding a few pin head silver punctures indicating the cane has been dropped. 

Length: 96.5 cm

A lovely novelty writing cane made from boxwood.

Unscrews down to three sections. The top section holds the ink bottle  with cork stopper under the pommel. The second section holds the lead to form a large pencil. The final section holds a pen nib. The base of the cane is finished with a base white metal ferrule.

Condition

The cane is in lovely original condition free from breaks or cracks. The lead is well used but there is a secondary spare held in the ink well for safe keeping.

A lovely example of an automated / glove holder walking stick. Press the lower leaver below the jaw and the dog's mouth will open.

 The hand carved dog head holding glass eyes. The automated cane holding a leather wrist loop and  lower leather collar.  Mounted on  a natural hardwood shaft and finished with a  base metal ferrule.

Condition.

The cane is very solid and likely used as a country cane.Free from breaks or cracks but the dog head does hold a few historic wood worm holes.  The wrist loop has been replaced as the original arrived tatty and broken.

Length: 91 cm

This is a lovely example of a whistle gadget cane. The crook handle and shaft covered in leather. The white metal whistle sits in a decorated holder at the side of the cane with a safety chain attached to both the whistle and the cane. The systems cane is finished with a base metal and brass ferrule.

Condition

The cane is in lovely condition  free from breaks, cracks or leather tears. Yet,shows appropriate wear for age.

A very interesting example of an early 20th Century sword stick. The dog head formed resin, mounted on step bamboo shaft and finished with brass and metal base ferrule. The yellow metal collar holding the following reading:

Presented to

S OAKES

by the  **********

of

Walker & Lomax Ltd

as a Token of Esteem

Sept 20th 1911

A simple pull action reveals the slim triangular blade.

Condition.

A good example of a presentation cane. The blade and cane shaft are free from breaks, distortion or cracks. The dog head at some period has suffered a minor resin mould line split. The repair can only be seen on full magnification.

Total Length : 92 cm

Blade Length inc Dog Study: 86 cm 

Beautifully carved hound dog head glove holder.An adorable face with sad glass eyes and finished with   white metal collar ( not currently tested for silver).

Mounted on mahogany shaft with replaced base metal and brass ferrule.

Condition.

A lovely cane in excellent condition for age yet showing appropriate wear for age.

Length: 84 cm

This has evidently been a working gadget cane. The pommel originally plated and now holding areas of brass showing through.

The heavy pommel top, unscrews to reveal a bottle with glass stopper nestled into the lower metal casing. The bottle  gently eased out, shows some remains within. For safety reasons contents are to be removed.

The gadget top is mounted on an oak shaft with screws and finished with a  base metal ferrule.

Condition.

The cane arrived covered in paint.Therefore, the shaft has had to be stripped and re-polished.

The glass bottle holds a minor chip on the rim.  Otherwise the cane is in good condition showing appropriate wear for age.

Length:88 cm

A lovely gadget cane with decorated brass mounts.Twist the pommel top off and one can see a dark wood case with again brass mounts.The case pulls apart to reveal a knife and fork. The knife stamped with:

SHEFFIELD

 ENGLAND

Condition

The cane is in lovely condition with appropriate wear for age.Free from breaks or cracks.

Cane length: 95 cm

Ivory pommel on black shaft with silver collar (Assay London 1903)and base metal ferrule. Cane collar Assayed but well rubbed. Unscrew the ivory top, tip and out slides a conductor's baton.

The dedication on the baton reads:

PRESENTED TO A SHUTTLEWORTH

A.T.C.L.

BY THE MEMBERS OF St BARNABAS CHURCH CHOIR MORECAMBE

The baton silver top is engraved with NOV 1903. All three silver baton collars and pommel are Assayed with London 1903.

Condition.

The cane together with baton is in excellent condition for age yet showing appropriate wear for age.

Cane length:95cm

Baton length: 52cm

A lovely simple gadget cane in the form of brass compass on horn. The gadget mounted on partridge cane with base metal ferrule.

Condition

The cane is in lovely condition free from breaks or cracks but showing appropriate wear for age.

Length: 90 cm

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The cane is made from one-piece ‘black palm wood. An exotic wood that has some unusual characteristics.

 Firstly, the colouration of the grain is a dark red brown with distinctive hard black streaks.

 Secondly, when viewing the area where the compass is held, the end grain looks spotted or like a hammered leather effect. It is this end grain, which was highly sought after during the Art Deco period for specialist objects of art.

 Black and red palm wood is an exotic species of wood that is held to be very difficult to work with due to its density.  The style and construction of this cane fits perfectly in  the Art Deco period 1900 – 1930’s

Condition:

Cane: The cane is excellent condition for it's age, free from breaks, cracks or restoration. There is some slight wood chips running down the length of the cane, however only found on close inspection. The base of the cane is fitted with a brass collar.

Compass: the compass is sunk tightly into the wood and is a good working example. Free from cracks, breaks and no evidence of  restoration.

Length: 86cm

Compass Size: 1.4 cm diameter

Width on Top Pommel: 3cm diameter

Base Diameter:1.25cm

A very special slim line  gadget cane

A superb petrol lighter held in book like case. Covered in crocodile skin mounted on black hardwood shaft and deep horn ferrule. Finished with silver collar Assay for Birmingham 1930.

Condition

Beautiful condition yet showing appropriate wear for age.

Length: 91 cm

 A superb gadget cane in the form of a pen holder. The ivory top unscrews to reveal a retractable pen contained within the cane. The decorated silver collar Assay for London 1923. The gadget pommel mounted on a dark hardwood polished cane with base brass ferrule.

Condition.

Lovely condition free from breaks or cracks yet showing appropriate wear for age.

Length: 91 cm

A superb little pencil cane on step bamboo.Finished with base brass and metal ferrule replacement. Assay for London 1923 with the maker's mark Brigg London.

The silver collar with the dedication:

G.A.B HAWKINS

ROYAL NAVY

Condition

The cane is in good original condition free from breaks yet shows appropriate wear for age.

Length: 92.5 cm

Of all the gadget canes, measuring canes are more likely to carry the secret with them in relation to what they are designed to measure. This is one such cane.

The initial view of the cane suggests a normal cow horn crook handle mounted on a bamboo shaft. Looking at the base of the cane there is no recognisable ferrule but a steel and brass measuring gage. This opens up when in use and clips close to the cane side when not in use.

When you turn the cow horn crook and pull – revealed is a measuring cane with brass ferrule on the base.

The purpose of this cane may be for a mortician, possibly a dog measuring cane as illustrated in the text of Catherine Dike ‘Cane Curiosa’ published 1983. Alternatively, a  ‘cattle measurer. Held to aid the farmer in  obtaining the height, width and length of livestock to determine the weight.

Condition

The cane is free from breaks or cracks but has been evidently well used as shown by the wear on the cane

Length 103 cm

 The cat with ivory cap figured head  together with original Victorian glass eyes is finished with two silver collars. Both collars with Assay mark for Birmingham 1902.

 The shaft of the cane, made from the exotic species of black palm wood. The foil blade removed with a twist and pull action to reveal a slim square  blade that has evidently retained it's original length.

 The base of the cane finished with a base brass and metal ferrule.

Condition

The cane and blade is in excellent condition. Straight and free from breaks or cracks.