![]() ![]() Canes containing muskets, poisons, darts and fishing rods were all patented at one stage or another. More commonly, though, men’s sticks concealed weapons, drugs or alcohol, with the infamous sword cane being only the most notable example. Men’s gadget sticks generally had a different purpose, though the fops of Regency England did have a penchant for their perfumes. The sticks that were designed to carry these, which often had filigree sections to allow an infused sponge to be inserted, were also used to disperse perfumes into the often smelly public environment a lady might find herself walking through. Rau Antiques notes that when ladies began to wear extremely tight lacing, sticks with vinaigrettes or smelling salts were often carried to revive them in case of fainting due to lack of oxygen. However, their sticks often had additional uses. While the stick was a key male accessory during the entire period, as well as being popular for practical reasons before and after its epoch of fashion, certain eras saw its use burgeon among ladies too. ![]() That’s a period of 380 years, which means that there was plenty of time for several cycles of fashion and bodies of etiquette to arise, despite the natural longevity of the devices. From: Luis Vidal / FlickrĬollectors Weekly notes that the period of peak popularity for the fashion accessory was between 15. However, there was a time when no gentleman would be seen without his cane, and there is a wide range of attractive antique sticks and canes still available for collectors and history aficionados to collect. Those seen using walking sticks are likely to have suffered an accident or injury or to have an ongoing issue that causes walking to be difficult without support. ![]()
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