[Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...

[Jude DaShiell]

You ought to have either a Derby hat or a Fedora hat to wear with that 
three piece suit to top off the look.

On Fri, 30 Jun 2017, James Kelm via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:38:55
> From: James Kelm via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: James Kelm <jameskelm at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...
> 
> Dear Carly,
>
>    First of all, thank you to all of you who have responded to my question. 
> It is cool learning some information about my new old cane.
>
>    I do plan to use the cane.  I was talking to my wife last night, and 
> thought that the cane would look really nice when we go out and I want to 
> dress a bit more formally as in wearing a suit.  The cane is a novelty, and 
> looks rather expensive and traditional.  I have a 3 piece suit that I wear 
> with a pocket watch.  It is when I am pretending to look dapper.  LOLL  The 
> cane would look kind of old school, which I enjoy.  I was interested in 
> learning more about the watch for my own information, and I also didn't want 
> to use it if it was something very collectable, and was actually worth a bit 
> of money.  LOLL
>
>
> Respectfully,
> James
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Carly Mihalakis via blindtlk
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 6:59 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Cc: Carly Mihalakis
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...
>
> Good morning, James,
>
> Don't know anything meaningful about your
> specific questions, but it sounds like the
> 1940's-era stick is if nothing else an
> incredibly  novel item! Furthermore, without
> actually having seen the thing, I wonder why you don't use it?
> Car
>
> my wife that the roommate and her husband once
> owned and operated an antique shop.  She told my
> wife that she had a special gift for me.     The
> next day my wife???s roommate???s husband brought
> a hard wood white cane, and presented it to my
> wife.  The husband told my wife that the cane was
> made in the 1940???s.     The cane looks to be in
> very nice condition.  It is made of hard wood,
> and has a Shepard's hook handle.  The tip is
> metal.  My wife tells me that the Shepard's hook
> handle is done in a natural wood finish, while
> the body of the cane is painted white.  From
> about a foot up from the bottom going all the way
> down to the bottom, the cane is painted
> red.     Does anyone know anything about this
> type of cane?  Is it worth anything to
> collectors, or is it simply a thoughtful gift
> from a sighted couple to a blind guy?  I can???t
> really see myself using this cane, but my wife is
> rather excited at what she thinks might be an
> antique.  What do you guys think? Respectfully,
> James Kelm
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