EARLY GETTYSBURG SOUVENIR WOOD CANE STAMPED PICKETT’S CHARGE

EARLY GETTYSBURG SOUVENIR WOOD CANE STAMPED PICKETT’S CHARGE

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Item Code: 2025-538

Here is an early souvenir walking cane made of sapling taken from the famous Gettysburg battlefield area of Pickett’s Charge. This wooden cane measures about 36" long. The handle area retains 10” of the original bark. The entire surface length of the cane is generally smooth. It was then decorated with wavy designs effected by lightly burning the surface. Below the handle on one side is a rubber stamped, “GETTYSBURG / JULY 1,2,3, 1863. / WOOD FROM / PICKETT’S CHARGE.”

Cane is in very good condition with no obvious wear.

There is a photo of young local Gettysburg boys at Devil’s Den in 1900 displaying canes to sell as souvenirs. They are: Emory Daugherty, Arthur Shields, William Shields, Clarence Shields, and Thomas Rosensteel. In the photo is the burner that was used for burning the designs into the canes. Photo is included in the book, “Adams County Area Pictorial History”. These were popular souvenirs with returning veterans.   [jet] [ph:L]

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