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<p>[QUOTE="David Askett, post: 299017, member: 4727"]Thanks for your thoughts, Bronwen. I liked the parasol handle theory because of the thinness of the wooden shaft the handle was attached to, only 11mm in diameter. Were walking sticks ever this skinny?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, in case this information helps at all, after close examination I'm convinced that the handle is celluloid "faux ivory", and not real animal ivory or bone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Askett, post: 299017, member: 4727"]Thanks for your thoughts, Bronwen. I liked the parasol handle theory because of the thinness of the wooden shaft the handle was attached to, only 11mm in diameter. Were walking sticks ever this skinny? Also, in case this information helps at all, after close examination I'm convinced that the handle is celluloid "faux ivory", and not real animal ivory or bone.[/QUOTE]
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