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Lot 1183: A Collection of Vintage Wooden Souvenir Wanderstock Hiking Canes and Walking Sticks

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

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A collection of vintage wooden hiking canes and walking sticks of various forms. The shafts are constructed from various woods including natural hazel? and stained ash? types, featuring diverse handle styles such as traditional crooks, a reddish-brown stained Fritz-style handle, and rounded knobs. The canes are decorated with multiple commemorative metal souvenir badges (Stocknagel) depicting various British coastal and inland locations. Transcribed badges include Yorkshire coast locations: W H I T B Y, R O B I N H O O D S B A Y, S C A R B O R O U G H, T H O R N T O N D A L E, Y O R K M I N S T E R, F I L E Y, and B R I D L I N G T O N. Other groupings feature East Anglian locations: G R E A T Y A R M O U T H, C R O M E R, W R O X H A M B R O A D S, P O T T E R H E I G H A M, O U L T O N B R O A D, N O R W I C H, and L O W E S T O F T. Further badges include L O O E, K E N T, and D U N G E N E S S. The metal badges are applied with small pins to the upper sections of the shafts.