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EARLY 20TH-CENTURY GENTLEMAN BURGLAR'S CANE

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks: Pre 1930   item# 186358 (stock# Burglar)

EARLY 20TH-CENTURY GENTLEMAN BURGLAR'S CANE
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Shelton Gallery and Fine Silver
(615) 477-6221


$750 

This gentleman burglar's cane is a square forged iron rod with a 4-1/2 inch wide, L-shaped handle and integral fluted ferrule. The handle and collar are nickel plated and the shaft is ebonized. Overall length is 34 inches. The walking stick belonged to an older New Yorker who terrorized jewelry stores, smashing showcases while his wife scooped up the jewels. He stayed at the scene of the crimes, leaning on his cane, with his elegantly dressed wife, the jewelry in her pockets. He never got ca ...click for details

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