Perhaps you have never shopped for Walking Sicks or Canes, but if you haven’t then you could be opening up to another world if you did.
I had not thought past a HurryCane for my wife, and when she needed one I bought three because I always wanted one to be at hand when she wants one.
I have been reading novels of Britain in the early 1800s when men carried them as a fashion statement, not just for orthopedic needs. I now need one for balance, so I looked on Amazon and was stunned at the available assortment, and the referrals to other sources!
I really wanted a solid brass Goose head stick but could not easily find one so I ordered my second choice, and when it arrived I was not happy with the wood. Anything made of wood should be spectacular, so I sent my General Factorum across the street where my neighbor turns wood at the museum level, and asked him for a new shaft.
My neighbor immediately brought me a magnificent solid brass Goose head stick with a beautiful walnut staff! He had just produced one stick for his ankle-injured son, and gave several away. . His son had healed so fast, he had not needed a walking stick so my neighbor had offered me one of the sticks for free. I of course refused, and he is now trying to establish a price.
My roaming through the internet brought me into a stick banned by the French during the French Revolution because pushing a button ejects spikes should the Police grab your stick (it is more than $5,000), and another with a sword. Sword canes might have been very useful in crime-ridden London. Even without a sword, a solid brass Goose head cane is a substantial weapon
I am a happy puppy. Now my neighbor must make several for Jean — women staff heads are more colorful, and offer even more options. There is more to life than a Hurry Cane!
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