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Cane

Object Name:
Cane
Object ID:
1985.008
Place of Origin:
Michigan
Date:
1974
Description:
Aluminum cane for the blind, with reflective white coating, leather grip, red paint on bottom section (mostly flaked off), white plastic tip. Leather grip stamped "GP" in triangle. Used by the donor (who is legally blind) in New Hampshire and Maine.
Material:
Metal
Aluminum
Composition
Leather
Dimensions:
W-3.5 L-50.2 Dia-1 inches
Provenance:
Used by the donor (who is legally blind) in Concord and Laconia, NH, as well as Maine. Used in training by a mobility instructor at the Maine Center for the Blind, where all New Hampshire blind are trained.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dawn Ann Millett
Subjects:
Blind, Canes, Blind persons
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