Number: 49
System stick with a collapsible drinking cup made of nickel that fits into the handle, 19th century. Below the handle, a glass vial is embedded in the shaft made of black lacquered hardwood. The inscription "Vest Pocket Cup" is on the brass-coated knob decorated with tendrils.
In Europe in the 19th century, these canes accompanied the elegant patients who flocked to spas. Lit. Catherine Dike "Cane Curiosa" Page 23.
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