Cane
- Object Name:
- Cane
- Object ID:
- 2009.043
- Date:
- 1920
- Description:
- Cane with gold band engraved "FRANK CRESSEY / FROM / WHITE MOUNTAIN / TRAVELERS / ASSOCIATION / OCT. 29, 1920." Curved handle, straight cylindrical shaft, horn tip.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Gold - Dimensions:
- W-5.2 L-35 Dia-1 inches
- Provenance:
- Came with Cressy family photographs.
Frank Cressy (1840-1925) was born in Bradford, NH, and attended Colby Academy in New London. He was a resident of Concord, NH, where he was a grain merchant and suffragist. He was a member of the NH House of Representatives, 1892; Concord Board of Aldermen, 1901-02; Concord Board of Trade (president, 1913-15); Wonalancet Club; and White Mountain Travelers Association (president and treasurer). He married Annette M. Ring (d. 1916), 03/31/1862. He was the father of Will Cressy (1863-1930), vaudeville performer. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Cressy Goodwin
- People:
- Cressy, Frank (1840-1925)
- Subjects:
- Canes, White Mountains, Suffragists
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