Accession Number: 2007.33.28
Description: Four segment 1/2" diameter aluminum folding long cane; connected by double elastic nylon cord, joints formed by flared bell over tapered cone; top segment has straight handled "Lampkin" putter grip, black nylon wrist cord; middle two sections wrapped in white Scotchlite reflective adhesive, lower section wrapped in red adhesive tape; conical aluminum foot, white nylon marshmallow tip on screw post; label, "Aluminaid division of MAHZELL Precision Products Corp. Schenectady, N.Y. 12304.
Height: 44
Width: 1
Depth: 0.75
Date Made: ca. 1985
Maker: Mahzell Precision Products
Place of Origin: Schenectady, NY
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
Made: Aluminaid Division, Mahzell Precision Products Corps
Material: Rubber, aluminum, nylon
Exhibit Label: Cane, Folding
Updated: 04/29/2014
