“Mark Rod” long cane

Cane, Long

Accession Number: 2007.33.42

Description: Tubular rigid white fiberglass long cane, tapers from 3/4 to 3/8"; clear finish; yellow plastic cap in top with brown woven wrist loop; 6" red tape on bottom above slip-over friction-fit 5/8" diameter white Delrin (a DuPont plastic) tip with chamfered shoulders.

Height: 50.5

Date Made: 1969

Place of Origin: Seattle, WA

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: Kossick, Rod; Mahnke, Mark

Material: Fiberglass, plastic, nylon

Exhibit Label: Cane, Long

Updated: 04/29/2014