Late 19th walking sticks HELP

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  1. mdlock

    mdlock Well-Known Member

    been trying to find out more about these canes. What type of wood or bamboo and the striping of the grain. I have looked at 1000's and not seen or missed it. The one has name and date both marked sterling Bernard A. Schmitz also have a german made crop. He is a prominent Baltimore bar and horse owner. 20200831_140033_resize_65.jpg 20200831_140045_resize_60.jpg 20200831_140106_resize_29.jpg 20200831_140056_resize_40.jpg
     
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  2. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    No idea, but that crop is a beaut.
     
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  3. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    The one on the left looks like malacca cane. It is jointed like bamboo, but is the base of the rattan palm (the vine used to make caning/rattan). The material was imported from areas of southeast Asia around the Malacca Straits, hence the name.
    http://unmakingthings.rca.ac.uk/2015/?p=778
     
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  4. mdlock

    mdlock Well-Known Member

    I guess the segments are man made to taper cane I can see the real segments in between some of them. You see they are all on different angles. I can see no segments in other but it feels very strong.
     
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  5. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    This is raw malacca cane. You can see the segment divisions are at various angles.

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  6. mdlock

    mdlock Well-Known Member

    Oh interesting
     
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