2007.33.38

Long cane

Child's basic long cane, straight .5" outer diameter bright aluminum tube, no taper, hand painted cream; unpainted crook handle with 4" diameter; black plastic cap on tip of crook; no grip; nickel plated steel glide tip with black rubber washer.

H-38.25 W-0.75 D-4.75 inches

38" was a standard length. The glide tip was introduced by the American Foundation for the Blind on its canes in 1948.

Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired