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Title: How do you date a walking stick/cane? (Pics up)
Post by: Peaceman on July 28, 2013, 12:05:06 AM

I have a molded off-white resin claw (Dragon/beast claw) cane where the 1" brass tip, when unscrewed and removed unvails only woden threads, no metal whatsoever.  How old is it?  

Title: Re: How do you date a walking stick/cane?
Post by: bigwull on July 28, 2013, 04:45:11 AM

pics will help....my imagination has run dry.... :D

Title: Re: How do you date a walking stick/cane?
Post by: KC on July 28, 2013, 10:50:51 AM

The first clue is resin!  Really need pics!  Thanks!

Title: Re: How do you date a walking stick/cane?
Post by: Peaceman on July 28, 2013, 01:08:37 PM

Picked these up for $ 35.  Far left one is the one I am referring to.  help on any of these would be appreciated as well. :)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img11/1692/sem5.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img819/8827/p5yg.jpg)

Title: Re: How do you date a walking stick/cane? (Pics up)
Post by: mart on July 28, 2013, 03:59:58 PM

Could be any time from 1970 to now !! One on the right is the most interesting !!

Title: Re: How do you date a walking stick/cane? (Pics up)
Post by: bigwull on July 28, 2013, 04:18:21 PM

as Mart says.
...the brass eagle head,still available today, the one on the right is all wood, can still  be bought.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/brass-eagle-head-walking-stick-/221260359216?pt=UK_Antiques_Woodenware_RL&hash=item3384252630..
i don,t want to raise you expectations too much...but...as for the "resin"..one...what makes you think its resin...getting back to the one on the right..this is most likely made out of a hazel branch...collective value, is more than you paid...but not by much...unless that lion jobbie turns out to be something different..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Carved-Deer-Antler-Lion-Figural-Cane-Walking-Stick-Handle-/300937574122?pt=UK_Antiques_Woodenware_RL&hash=item461146f6ea

Title: Re: How do you date a walking stick/cane? (Pics up)
Post by: Peaceman on July 28, 2013, 07:04:57 PM

The Eagle head alone sells for $40 shipped. So I made up my $ on just one cane which is nice.  In all I have $5-$7 into each of them so I'm not complaining... :)

Title: Re: How do you date a walking stick/cane? (Pics up)
Post by: bigwull on July 28, 2013, 07:52:05 PM

well if you can get $40...for that..you,re doing well, over here its more like £10..or $15

Title: Re: How do you date a walking stick/cane? (Pics up)
Post by: mart on July 29, 2013, 08:31:47 AM

I think that's an Eagle Claw resin stick !!

Title: Re: How do you date a walking stick/cane? (Pics up)
Post by: KC on July 29, 2013, 09:02:30 AM

As asked previously, are you sure it is resin?

Can you please post another picture of that one?