EBONY AND 18 K GOLD PLATED WALKING STICK

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EBONY AND 18 K GOLD PLATED WALKING STICK:
$187.35

A 18K GOLD PLATED EBONY WALKING STICK WITH UNKNOWN HANDLE . THE HANDLE WILL NEED TO BE RESET AS IT APPEARS TO SIT TO FAR FORWARD. THE MAKER IS INDICATED IN THE HALLMARK AS NF CF. THE BACK OF THE HANDLE IS ENGRAVED G HOLDSWORTH SHAW LODGE AND THE FRONT OF THE HANDLE WITH SPRECHENSIE YORKSHIRE. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO I HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT SHAW LODGE WAS A MILL IN HALIFAX OWNED BY THE HOLDSWORTH FAMILY AND THEY TOOK IN PRISONERS OF WAR PUT THEM TO WORK AND TAUGHT THEM TO SPEAK ENGLISH. THIS CANE WAS PRESENTED TO MR HOLDSWORTH BY THE PRISONERS AS A THANK YOU AND I BELIEVE THAT WHEN THEY LEARNT ENGLISH THEY DEVELOPED A YORKSHIRE ACCENT HENCE THE ENGRAVING. THIS IS A ONE OFF AND NOT TO BE MISSED BY THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR