 Michael says there are a lot of clever buggers out there, who ever made this I congratulate them (9051)
This is one of those canes that light my light. It has every thing you need to make some sort of hot drink. Everything fits perfectly inside each piece, so nothing rattles. The heater is a simple alcohol burner with a screw lid to keep it from spilling in any position. Another container fits over the burner with a hole in the bottom and a lid off center on top. I have no idea wheather this is for coffee or liquer. The shaft has a large container for water. The handle is silver plate and the shaft is steel with bumps to look like wood. In side the lid is the maker is Drew and Son of London in Piccadilly circus. Because it doesn't say England, it would have made before 1891 the year the McKinley Act required all items coming to America had to be marked with its country of origin. Even though it didn't have to be marked that way for use in Europe, the country of origin use was universaly used, because even then we were an important consumer. With this kind of thing, the question always is, was it a handle made for another use. I have never seen one, but that doesn't mean anything when it comes to a European item. There is also no patent information anywhere on the piece. The handle is just less than 3" and the shaft at 1.7"D, and 38"H. It certainly fits the big canes for big men catagory. I'm documenting this here, because time is a great authenticator or deauthenticator. If anyone has one or can make one, I'm offering $5000 for its brother. I don't think it's worth that, but if the value is enough, some one will try to make it if they can. I recently saw the ben akiba camera cane, which I have been looking for since Cane Curiosa was first printed and I knew it existed. Catherine Dike, and Francis Monek are the only ones I know that had one, and I don't know where they ended up. I was aware that there were a few reproductions of it made, but had never touched one of them either. The one I saw was in an estate and nothing was known about it. I tried to screw off the handle but it wouldn't turn. Dike says there are 10 rolls stored in the shaft yet the shaft on this one could have been replaced. My guess, however, is that this one was a fake. How would you not know anything about one of the most famous gadget canes in the world, it would have had to have been researched. I don't think the widow wanted to say. This is a cane that as an original, is worth $25000 to $50000, which I would pay in a heart beat. The repro was very well made and would still be worth thousands. There are a lot of talented people out there, that as Michael German calls them, clever buggers. I'm offering you clever buggers 5000 to make the heater cane. I would really like to know who made the ben akiba copies, curious minds want to know. Cash reward for the information.
Category: Gadget
Sub Category: City - Manufactured
Listed: 2007-04-18 23:13:20
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