Description: A single bark cane which measures about 35.25’’ in length & I would say a light amber in colour. The pommel has turned lines and is a dark wood, likely Ebony. The pummel is almost 1.5’’ in diameter and it tapers down to the 0.75 inch. The silver top is engraved - R.A Day (above) Axbridge - in a Victorian script. As you read this, the teardrop spine runs down the back. Made from one piece Malacca with no nodes or joints evident. The cane is capped with a dull metal (brass?) ferrule. The pommel is secure –despite quite a gap where the red resin (?) filler has disintegrated & fallen away. Who was R.A. Day of Axbridge? I have a highly probable candidate. The 1871 census reveals an R.A Day as a 12-year-old son of farmer R. Day. 30 years later, Day Jr appears in the 1901 census where he had described himself eventually as a house builder, aged 41. Previous times as: a paperhanger, carpenter, builder. Children born in Lambeth/Camberwell. Father, innkeeper of The George Inn in Axbridge Square (Now and antiques shop?). Gentleman builder with a handsome cane … I’d say the (silver) cap fits! I won’t polish it again now - leave that to the new owner (not wanting to wear away the lettering) Thanks for looking and any questions, please ask. PS - Thanks to those who helped with the research!
Price: 59.99 GBP
Location: Hove
End Time: 2024-11-09T13:59:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 37.33 GBP
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Primary Material: Wood/ Woodenware
Sub-Type: Ebony
Antique: Yes
Product Type: Walking Sticks/ Canes
Style/ Period: Victorian
Original/Repro: Original
Product: Walking Cane
Feature: Silver cap - Inscribed R.A.Day - Axbridge
Age: 1850-1899
