New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-08
HOW CANES ARE MADE.
STICKS FOR THE VARIOUS SEASONS.
HOW THAT MEMS FANCIEs vAKY-MATERIAIs AND


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that man descendant Of the ape, and that the line d
descent not so very lar removed 1t Is the inclination
that he mas to carry In his native jungle the ape
carries either the fun OF the thing ana
man does likewise In his sphere OF action Many an
old headed practical ape has sat upon the limb OF
and Ia ghed derisivey at the young dude
apes they went skipping REALISTICALLY along beneath
him, twirliug stick auguidy on ther finger tips ana
there are many OF the human species who look upon Tue
walking stick PROF or ornament Tor the iane haI
aud blind ouly and believe that the resemblance III inc
OF carrying stick is too striking between some
OF their fellows and the young ape to be the result OF
anything else than a regular development through
natural law.
son! You would like to know something about tina
manufacture rath-r .:I my views upon eyoI-
iioui We'll, thcu first their style. This Is Al extern
sive subject. There are 1 should Judge, Without
special count Ia round numbers at least Zooo unoroH'
styles OF and handles There are oil course more
variations In handles than In the body OF the SUCK
In fact IL is the style OF handle that gives the hao W
the cane. There some patterns that are haue UP
continually but the fashion in canes changes more IMAM
the pattern of clothes and much as tho designs III
ewery. Every year the stock requires compc'c
Oyerhauing fancies OF purchasers OF rather
It is altered to make fancy for them. Every large
manufacturer has or moro men whose business II
be getting up style that Will take IL Is sAu
reflection that nearly every one Is failure Bro"e
deal money In this way. man gets up s"ne'
thing believes VIII be good thing ana IN ofuer
10 meet the expected demand he has large Stock iuie
UP. The public take it, and his labor Is lost
~Cnaucu canes arc frequently tho best; those when
made without purpose. There Is no De''er huSV"
ton this than way which the present craze ior
sticks with plain top bat little larger than tne
diameter originated. Inc it'c' II hhs'Sn'
A workman in a factory, being Ia the WOODS sOme-
here London, threw his cane at snaKc' Hhu
broke the top. leaving ragged cise 10 prevent
tue spnteTs from sticking inIo MS manu- nc "FalP'u
the end dgntly in tin rol wnich to his PFaeuca iniu
opcned Held for industry, and pattern wa maue
that universal. some OF the fashions &C mo
from EIropc, the Luiu crook from Paris ana THO
shepherds crook from London But every SNIe LAS ITO
ua, the demand for the silver tol Is ueere"7
ing. Where you lind wualcU0nc cane Ioua5' anu
yet nifty years ago moaning else oarrief Ana THIS Is
true more modern sucks. Outoi the thou9an"7
of PATTERNS tuere aro ocant nundr"d Ia use the
others are waiting Iurned out again III tue iu'urs
a
There are many kluds OF wood from which canes are
made, aud much 1t is imported CHINA i"rniSneSa
large quantity, tue fayOntes pelng the Whansu"o'
penang, light and black bamboo and Jamborce' 1ho
whans nae celebrated for ts regular JOINTS III '"o
shape OF Duging rings. They Degin close to tho mana
smallcr amd closer together I" tue enu' ~
was In large demand yeAr ago but Is rarely c"on 1
NOV M1,c., rones fruiu sunIatra principally, though
some is brought Cuna IL Is climbing palm tree'
and c,Iincs butl In light aud dark cU!s In The genuine
.rok hulr. ran through II, and smoke can be drawn
through tie Uody wood. haitian canes ara maze
from the scraps OF macea. and arc exceedingly cheap
These make termed warm weather Canes
I'm the genuine full sized naacca thcrc IL s''su'
ridge upon SIDE running Its entire length aho m"AlhS
Il uneven to tho touch. Whore the JOINTS are not lar
enou-h apart to make OF proper length lhey are
wae smaller aud smooth 80 nat the Joint ahd iluge
cannot bo zeeb or felt.
Inc winter sticks are moro expensive, ana are
II adc Of hard and heavy material. They are usually
Quite thcA Dut made IN every Size English ASH %
aca tuOIsIt VI, wnI.o so'ue hAHoa fancy IoF hA@e'
MACK orange. and Balkan rose. Canes from these
materials usually hay- natural handles eIher III Tue
shape Of crooks knobs. AuonH the inner hHid "oodS
ARC te ebony, rosewood aud suako"0od ABOUT Cht's'-
mas Ia the only time these ARE ia dcmaud to 10
dyen a. presents Tue palmetto Is he most beautiful
NJ Nil the woods III appearance AMI uulsLe Though
heavy 4, solid small har-uke hbrc VIII DO
frequently found coming through tue had pos1' Huu
nhsu lol Iho wnOlc iolSth Oi tue SUCK grad
ually ruwius larger and drfus t. Tho genuine bcef-
wood having the Of beet IA inuch sousnt AFTER
and IN cuuse Iucfco OF the demand many limitations
mr., made inrrp Il. Sorwr vipc that IL made up
without polish l. going To have large sale THIS
Tall winter. The orange 7cN. distinguishes ny us
beautiful green barA aud the luon With Ito prominent
nnd e,ar Knots and perfect proportions are AWAY III
demand aud can always bu carried without being OUT
NJ st,, rnc cactus Is rarely up, and wnen the
p n removed the boiy OF the stuck ful OF lrreg
Iar holes Tne Wcchsel. or scented wood ID imported
from urrin4ny wAcro It Is largely used IN making pipe
,tcns It's crnpir,t; ely to tue trade, aud prom
.ses 70 Dc a success.
NEARLY every klui of EXPENSIVE wood Is Initiated.
The material used Il tho dog wood. maple and American
ash. Tho kuots Aud rings cut either by hhnd or
machinery aud DO detected by any ono because OF
thclr regularity, ucEY more IcfIcct IMAM Inc genuine
,,,'d 1Ir rnr.iu luiilulouz that are pat upon
market greatly damage the cane trade Ia TINS country,
" ,,,,. lrki,,, ann odd ana perfect sticks.
~ TINS AhJ thr Ohly eo'ei' cola'No'o V ~ ' IT,
suits matters llttlo what tue cane L. lue rage
that ths silver top Is ltlhS III lophlar
estimation H. the buckhOrn handle on hod'y wood
This viii have nu extensive run lhe prlholna hliues
gwen cane, h the trade are the eIh he|l' clutch
Loo ciIN hook shUhcid huUk opera TINS Is hppuu
10 any straight handle Mascot, half crnwhcd Dn'h
onion and Philadelphia ihry are an popular al Piosvht;
The ivory, N.tTus, aud CouiUd handles are wi oUt vi
late Tho tcrruics OF made or non points
Nth German silver bodies aud buffalo horn low
horn n scd Imitation Of tho buffalo, ut sPuIs
Too easily / Am making splendid cane ~ English
a.l with hUIrs tooth top that may become ah a''Iao
Iail. There Is cino specially hp"'lou Iluiu
GERMANY Tor tbs German trtic. II is known "a tho
side stick. The handle Is o bone carved
tcally and II sold cheap what Is hDt diNpoo o, uulo
~ readily grabbed tp 10y Western buyers Tor herman
setllos . 49,. 80, cha o.,,,,,,llv
polished that Is sold 10 the public cane hlAot
i moro than a whittier OF knots and Joints ne must
bc an nrt,st bring out tho iuish OF stick Inc I'M
ported wood Ia usually square III hl"p1 anu q" ,',, "I
longer than tho proper length ltls put lH" Iao a
turned round AMI tpecd ino WoUa s'nd "npcrei
shaIr- or colr Iho Hue art IA IA t9 polish
France. Tho Kinks and bonds In stick ARE ttN'n ont
by tying IT, alter has been warmed III S "a, VI r,
.tcks by placing them vlso and dirccilng Name
from gas pipe ~ tue point Wnsto II - ~ 0' ''"'
The prierr from 10 cents to 500 ana
depend upun tho won't aud hnlSi III tnY eAtchs re
canes the handle knob ~ made OF sold soh 4ue
lot cXrcnsly. cane male for trade l. RIO; above
tn, amount there II usually special otu'T IN" nd
all the l,adel cdnes made dad favor III t"' cal"
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