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Professor's Pencil Gadget Cane
Professor's Pencil Gadget Cane
Professor's Pencil Gadget Cane
Professor's Pencil Gadget Cane

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Professor's Pencil Gadget Cane

  • A sliding mechanism causes a pencil to emerge from the top of the cane
  • The pencil can be detached from the ebonized wood cane for more convenient use
  • Canes such as this were indicative of social status and occupation
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Description
Embedded in this rare cane’s jet-black shaft, a sliding mechanism causes a pencil to emerge from the top of the cane’s masterfully adorned ball handle. The pencil can be detached from the ebonized wood cane for more convenient use. In the 19th century, canes such as this were indicative of social status and occupation.

37 7/8’’ length
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Embedded in this rare cane’s jet-black shaft, a sliding mechanism causes a pencil to emerge from the top of the cane’s masterfully adorned ball handle. The pencil can be detached from the ebonized wood cane for more convenient use. In the 19th century, canes such as this were indicative of social status and occupation.

37 7/8’’ length
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Professor's Pencil Gadget Cane
Period: 19th Century
Type: System/Gadget Canes
Depth: 1.88 in. (4.76 cm)
Width: 1.88 in. (4.76 cm)
Height: 37.88 in. (96.2 cm)
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For over a century, we've placed important art, rare jewels and exceptional objects with more than 14,000 collectors worldwide, and have been recognized by trusted publications including Robb Report, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and more.

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125% Guarantee

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