[Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...

[Judy Jones]

That is very interesting.  I do remember that they used to say that the cane
should be at about sternum hight, but that may have even been after the
wooden cane era.

Judy


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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jude
DaShiell via blindtlk
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 9:54 AM
To: Steve Jacobson; Blind Talk Mailing List
Cc: Jude DaShiell
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about an old cane...

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>
> Reply-To: steve.jacobson at visi.com,
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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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