[Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...

[Jude DaShiell]

Wood doesn't conduct electricity like lightning all that well either.

On Fri, 30 Jun 2017, Carly Mihalakis via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 07:59:06
> From: Carly Mihalakis via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net>
> 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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