Accession Number: 2007.33.58
Description: Seven segment, telescoping long cane; cane segments collapse into handle for storage, grooves in sides of segments preserve correct orientation to handle; tapered nickel plated brass segments, varying from 9/16" immediately below handle to 1/4" at tip; spring-loaded button at each joint locks through hole in upper segment to secure joint open; 12-sided putty colored plastic grip on straight handle, aluminum plug at pommel with hole for cotton cord wrist loop; conical fitting at tip for steel, screw-post glide tip and black rubber washer.
Height: 43.625
Date Made: ca. 1973
Maker: Mahler
Collection: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
History/Provenance: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
Credit Line: Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Subjects: Blindness Rehabilitation Orientation & Mobility Canes for the blind
Dimension Notes: overall,open;
Made: Mahler
Material: Plastic, aluminum, brass, steel, rubber
Exhibit Label: Cane, Collapsing
Updated: 04/29/2014
