victorian silver malacca ? wood cane

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  1. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    hi folks

    this was another cane i picked up at the boot sale for £5

    silver pommel, which dates to 1890 something

    cant seem to find a similar makers mark

    quite long, measures 98cm

    wondering if the wood is malacca ?

    any thoughts appreciated

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    charlie cheswick, Apr 5, 2022
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  2. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

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  3. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Cool thanks aqui, think it's the London leopards head 1893

    Can't find any SHL Mark though
     
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  4. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Malacca cane is jointed like bamboo. It comes from the base of the rattan palm (the vine used to make caning/rattan). The material was imported from areas of southeast Asia around the Malacca Straits, hence the name.
    http://unmakingthings.rca.ac.uk/2015/?p=778

    This is raw malacca cane. You can see the segment divisions are at various angles.

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  5. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the info tmb, doesn't seem right for Malacca then, probably to heavy a wood as well

    Wonder what wood it is, quite lovely
     
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  6. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Sorry if the link doesn't work. I took it from one of my previous posts, and didn't think to check to see if it was still valid. :(
     
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