Pieces of the Past

Walk this way

Walking stick, 19-20th century.

 

This walking cane was found under the floorboards of a 1910s cottage in Christchurch. The handle is part of a sheep's leg.

 

The use of materials indicates it may have been homemade. The hoof even features a small metal shoe!

 

It mangaged to creep out a lot of the people in the office; but it is a great example of using the materials immediately to hand (or hoof). 

 

Always put your best foot forward!

 

 

Kirsa Webb, 2015.

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