Acknowledgment and Appreciation 4
Introduction 5
Chapter 1. A Collecting Hobby and Your Health 7
The Pleasures of and Surprises in Collecting
Canes and Walking Sticks 9
I Find and Purchase My First Collection 11
Veteran Collection 12
Hooked 14
Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Cane
Origin of the Name "Cane" 21
The Cane in Ancient History 23
The Cane in the Middle Ages 24
The Cane in Europe 26
The Cane in America 34
Canes in Wills 34
The Henry Clay Cane 35
Physicians' Canes 36
Chapter 3. Nomenclature for Parts of a Cane and a Walking Stick
Handles 39
Handle Shapes 64
Band_ Ring or Collar 87
Eyelets and Swivels 87
Ferrules 88
Shafts 90
Chapter 4. Shaft Materials
Malacca 103
Shepherds Canes 105
Irish Blackthorn 106
Ivory 111
Ebony 112
Rhinoceros Horn 112
Snakewood, the Aristocrat of Canes 114
Gutta Percha 116
Bovine or Phallic Canes 116
Kelp 119
Narwhal 119
Shagreen 119
Scrimshaw 120
Chapter 5. Diversity in Canes 129
Woods 133
Scrimshaw, Folkart, and Gadget Canes 138
Presidential, Political, and Presentation Canes 153
Paired and Children's Canes 160
Weapon Canes 161
Animais 161
Hands 163
Bovine Canes 164
Chapter 6. Gadget Canes 167
How to Discover a Gadget Cane 196
Gun Canes 197
Sword Canes 214
Other Wcapon Canes 236
Musical Canes 242
The Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection 246
Other Gadget Canes 251
Physicians' Canes 252
The Anemometer Cane 266
Cane Umbrella 267
The Sergeant's Pace Stick 267
Holtzapffel & Co. Walking Stick Pruning Saw 268
A Modern Gadget Cane 268
Seemingly Endless Variety 269
Advertising Canes 269
Scat Canes 269
Traveling Canes 272
Lighting Canes 273
Canes for the Blind 276
Folk Art Gadget Canes 276
Automatic Canes 276
Canes of War 276
Religious Canes 276
Spitting Canes 277
Children's Canes 278
Chapter 7. Memento Canes 281
Charter Oak Cane 282
Old Ship Relic Canes 282
John Wilkes Booth Cane 282
Pitcairn Island Cane 282
Chapter 8. Conversing About Canes 285
The James Greenleaf Whittier 286
"The Relic" 287
Chapter 9. Collecting Tips
Sources for Canes 289
Repairs to Canes and Secrets of the Trade 289
How to Display a Cane Collection 291
Appendix
Patents 293
Patent Index for United States, Great Britain and Germany 294
Bibliography 312
Prices of Canes at Two Auctions 316
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