Typhlocane long cane

Cane, Long

Accession Number: 2007.33.45

Description: Rigid aluminum long cane with 1.875" internal diameter crook, white plastic cap on open end of crook; 1/2" diameter tubing, no taper, wrapped in middle with 27" of white Scotchlite reflective adhesive; 6" of red Scotchlite above .625" diameter friction fit white nylon pencil tip, worn to 45 degree angle.

Height: 46.5

Width: 0.75

Depth: 3.25

Date Made: ca. 1970

Maker: Precision Grinding Company

Place of Origin: Baltimore, MD

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

Made: Precision Grinding Company

Material: Aluminum, plastic, nylon, rubber

Updated: 02/24/2015