[Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...

[Jude DaShiell]

Yes, it's an antique it's over 50 years old so that makes it an antique.
The cane is also legal in that if you use it on the street it is what 
Mobility Trainers describe as a prescription cane.
What kind of money you could get for it I don't know.  It was made 
during or after World War II. and probably used by a blinded veteran 
before the antique store got it and passed it along to you.

On Thu, 29 Jun 2017, James Kelm via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:27:13
> From: James Kelm via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: James Kelm <jameskelm at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...
> 
> Dear friends,
>
>    I have what may be a rather unusual question, but I?m hoping that you may have an idea for me.  Recently my wife (who is sighted) was in the hospital.  When the older lady who was my wife?s ?roommate? learned that I was blind, she in formed 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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