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Tree Sap Cane
Tree Sap Cane
Tree Sap Cane

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Tree Sap Cane

  • This system cane features a hidden hand drill used to extract sap from trees
  • These canes were outlawed because the tree would often die after being pierced by the drill
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$2,250
Item No. 30-7232

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Description
Attached to the carved horn handle of this system cane is a hand drill used to extract sap from trees. Often used illegally by poachers, these canes were outlawed because the tree often died after being pierced with the extractor, and remain a rarity today.

Late 19th Century

34 1/4" length 
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Attached to the carved horn handle of this system cane is a hand drill used to extract sap from trees. Often used illegally by poachers, these canes were outlawed because the tree often died after being pierced with the extractor, and remain a rarity today.

Late 19th Century

34 1/4" length 
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Tree Sap Cane
Period: 19th Century
Type: System/Gadget Canes
Length: 34.25 in. 
Width: 34.25 in. (87.0 cm)

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