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A GROUP OF NINE WALKING STICKS PERTAINING TO PRESIDENTS, COUNTRIES, CITIES AND FAIRS
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
A GROUP OF NINE WALKING STICKS PERTAINING TO PRESIDENTS, COUNTRIES, CITIES AND FAIRS, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY, Comprising a "Campaign" cane, the peanut-form handle inscribed 'JIMMY CARTER FOR PRESIDENT 1976; an ebonized and cast-metal mounted example, the handle inscribed 'GERALD FORD FOR PRESIDENT 76'; an ebonized and silver-mounted example, the handle in the form of a Masonic ball; an ebonized and silver-mounted example, the handle opening to reveal a gilt-metal bust of Napoleon; an ebonized example opening to reveal a French flag; a stained-wood example enclosing a map of Boston; an ebonized example enclosing a flag; a bamboo example with silver-mounted handle inscribed 'ST. JOHNS VICARAGE TORQUAY; and a fruitwood example, with handle enclosing a map of the World's Fair The longest: 36½in. (93cm.) high (9)