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Pickpocket's Gadget Cane
- With a firm compression of its metal shaft, this walking stick reveals a functional grabber
- Three tongs gracefully emerge from the ferrule
- The minimalist wood handle is carved with subtle bear claw motifs
- This unassuming cane is the perfect item for the professional pickpocket
- Get complete item description here
$2,450
Item No.
31-9020
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Description
Pickpocket's Gadget Cane
19th-century
With a firm compression of its metal shaft, this extraordinary walking stick reveals a functional grabber, as three tongs gracefully emerge from the ferrule. The minimalist wood handle, carved with subtle bear claw motifs, perfectly complements the cane's unique, clawlike design. Far more than a symbol of social status, 19th-century canes like this one reflect the era's remarkable engineering ingenuity. Canes like these were often used by professional thieves to. . .
19th-century
With a firm compression of its metal shaft, this extraordinary walking stick reveals a functional grabber, as three tongs gracefully emerge from the ferrule. The minimalist wood handle, carved with subtle bear claw motifs, perfectly complements the cane's unique, clawlike design. Far more than a symbol of social status, 19th-century canes like this one reflect the era's remarkable engineering ingenuity. Canes like these were often used by professional thieves to. . .
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Pickpocket's Gadget Cane
19th-century
With a firm compression of its metal shaft, this extraordinary walking stick reveals a functional grabber, as three tongs gracefully emerge from the ferrule. The minimalist wood handle, carved with subtle bear claw motifs, perfectly complements the cane's unique, clawlike design. Far more than a symbol of social status, 19th-century canes like this one reflect the era's remarkable engineering ingenuity. Canes like these were often used by professional thieves to steal handbags and small objects from unassuming victims.
35 1/4" height
19th-century
With a firm compression of its metal shaft, this extraordinary walking stick reveals a functional grabber, as three tongs gracefully emerge from the ferrule. The minimalist wood handle, carved with subtle bear claw motifs, perfectly complements the cane's unique, clawlike design. Far more than a symbol of social status, 19th-century canes like this one reflect the era's remarkable engineering ingenuity. Canes like these were often used by professional thieves to steal handbags and small objects from unassuming victims.
35 1/4" height
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Specifications
| Period: | 19th Century |
| Type: | System/Gadget Canes |
| Depth: | 1.0 in. (2.54 cm) |
| Width: | 4.0 in. (10.16 cm) |
| Height: | 35.25 in. (89.54 cm) |
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