Wow!!!! That is beautiful! I have never seen anything like that before! I am sure you treasure that!
Yes -- thank you!Wow!!!! That is beautiful! I have never seen anything like that before! I am sure you treasure that!
Thanks! But actually our nine year old grandson lives with us and he loves to play with my sticks -- so I keep the End of Day cane tucked away some place safe -- at least for now. He has been with us since he was a baby, so I'm use to keeping things out of reach if you know what I mean?That must occupy a special and prominent place in your home. Beautiful!
Thank you! My job has caused me to move several times, and it has always been a challenge to move things like this cane and keep them all in one piece!That is a fantastic piece. Nice story as well enjoyed reading and learning something.
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I envy your trip to the woods -- it's down right cold here today!Hopefully it is deleted (the apparent SPAM). I didn't delete the person. Yet. I'm on my iPhone in the woods about 10 miles from Fairfield, TX. Back home on Monday.
I have been collecting and making canes and sticks since my High School days (I won't tell you how long ago that was) -- One of my favorites is the End of Day cane that I inherited from my Great Aunt. Although most of these canes were not actually used -- my great aunt was a very small petit lady and she actually used this cane.
"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, glassmakers in both the United States and Europe often ended their workday creating a variety of objects from the leftover materials used for making other glasswares. Master craftsman were allowed to "play" with glass on their own time and create objects for their own use, enjoyment, or simply to improve their skills. These "end-of-day" creations, called "Friggers" in England or "glasshouse whimsies" elsewhere, demonstrated their great skill and control over molten glass. A variety of objects were created including chains, sock darners, doorstop turtles, bells, horns, pipes and of course whimsical canes. Given their fragile nature, canes were rarely used for walking, although they were occasionally by Text-Enhance">employed ceremonially in parades. Glass canes are rarely documented to their maker." (quote from Cane Quest)
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Yes I am -- thank you!That is really different. I had never seen a glass cane. I was thinking when I saw it was acrylic. I know you are proud to have it in you collection.