Object ID:
2007.33.26
Title:
Amer Cane
Creator:
Americane, Inc.
Description:
Aluminum telescoping long cane; four sections, each of decreasing diameter (3/4, 5/8, 1/2, 3/8") and decreasing length (17, 13.5, 11, 10"); top section has straight handle, blue plastic grip, white nylon friction fit pommel and section of Scotchlite tape; middle sections are bright, bottom section is anodized red, friction fit white nylon barrel tip; label, "AMERICANE/PAT. PEND. MADE IN U.S.A./P.O. Box 1472 MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. 63043".
Dimensions:
H-52 Dia-1 inches
Date:
ca. 1990
Made by:
Americane, Inc.
Place of Origin:
Maryland Heights, MO
Provenance:
The Americane received a below average to poor rating by users in a 1992 study by Jeffrey Elliott. The friction based locking mechanism was unreliable.
Credit Line:
Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Americane
Americane tip detail
Americane grip detail
Americane
Americane tip detail
Americane grip detail