[stylist] history of the cane

[LoriStay at aol.com]

When I met David he had a metal folding cane that reached to his chest, maybe 
(It was pretty short).   After he joined NFB, the canes he used began getting 
longer.   He used a straight cane for a while, and moved on to a collapsible, 
though he still has a straight cane for long walks.   A friend of ours died 
and left David his canes, and they are even longer, up to his nose.   He says 
he'll get used to them.
Lori

In a message dated 12/2/08 3:23:38 PM, dreamavdb at googlemail.com writes:


> Please let me know when you find out more of the history of the cane.
> When was the white cane first used?  I guess blind people must have
> used wooden sticks before the first metal one was invented but if
> course the metal ones have much better advantage of fixing on tips. My
> first cane has screw on tips. About 15 years ago. Now The canes have
> hook on tips.  I also read that the NFB cane has grown longer in time
> but maybe that's just common knowledge.
> 
> 




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