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