I've been poring over Amazon and googling like mad, but I can't seem to find anything suitable, either a handle or something to go over a handle. The goal is for roughly 2.5" diameter. I would be ...

Canes were used not only to aid in walking but also to augment fashionable dressing during the 18th and 19th centuries in America and Europe. During the late 19th century, the famous Meissen porcelain ...

Canes were used not only to aid in walking, but also as part of European and American fashionable dress in the 18th and 19th centuries. Many canes had an extra function, too. Some held swords, guns, ...

The featured items in Henry Taron’s next auction of antique walking sticks (the British term for “canes”) might make you wonder why the accessory ever went out of style. The handle of a Tiffany & Co.

It was about 10 years ago that I found an interesting walking stick with a gold-looking handle in a consignment shop in Westchester County. The tip of the cane was nicely engraved with a floral ...

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