Mahzell collapsing cane

Cane, Collapsing

Accession Number:
2007.33.30
Description:
Three section tubular aluminum telescoping cane, each section straight, but each of smaller diameter from top to bottom; (.75"/.625"/.5"); straight handle with black rubber bicycle grip; joints lock with a knurled locking ring; threaded end holds screw-on steel glide tip with black rubber washer; silver label, "Mah-Zell aluminaid/Brooklyn 38, N.Y."
Height:
43
Date Made:
pre 1963
Maker:
Mah-Zell Precision Products
Place of Origin:
Brooklyn, 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:
Mah-Zell Precision Products
Material:
Rubber, aluminum, steel
Updated:
04/29/2014