Cane
- Object Name:
- Cane
- Object ID:
- 1906.005.01
- Place of Origin:
- Petersburg, VA
- Date:
- 1865-1900
- Description:
- Cane. Cylindrical light wood with a steel and plated metal ferrule on the bottom: 1.2" long. Held in place by metal pin. Ferrule tapered. Step then straight-sided short cylinder at bottom, 0.25", strongly magnetic. Bottom end of wooden shaft: 0.6" diameter. Top end 1" diameter. Straight, tapered cylinder. End rounded. Marked top end in hand script: "Fort Hell / Petersburg / Va". Slight bend in shaft about two thirds of way from top.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- L-36.1 Dia-1 inches Weight-7.7 oz
- Provenance:
- Marked Fort Hell, Petersburg, VA. Fort Hell was the nickname for Fort Sedgwick.
Horace W. Harmon Collection. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Horace W. Harmon
- People:
- Harmon, Horace W. (1844-1911)
- Subjects:
- Canes
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