[Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...

[Steve Jacobson]

Car,

Given that the cane is mostly wooden, it is likely very heavy to be used as we use canes now.  In addition, canes that blind people used then were generally much shorter as well.  The technique used in the 40's and 50's was different than what is used today.  In general, the cane was held vertically and used to maintain contact with the edge of a sidewalk.  It was the technique I was taught as a third grade child in the late 50's, but the canes we used were bamboo and a 20-2 shell casing was used as the tip.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson


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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carly Mihalakis via blindtlk
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 6:59 AM
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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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