[Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...

[Jude DaShiell]

Thanks much for the insight on the short cane technique!  I didn't know 
those earlier canes were shorter since at Overbrook the canes were 
wooden but mostly full length and not bamboo either.

On Fri, 30 Jun 2017, Steve Jacobson via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:37:13
> From: Steve Jacobson via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: Steve Jacobson <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...
> 
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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> 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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