White Cane
name: label: Associated Name
content: Maurer, Marc
label: maker
content: National Federation of the Blind
notes: label: Description
content: The white cane is a tool that can be used to achieve independence, as well as a symbol of the blind citizens in our society. James Biggs, a blind citizen of Bristol, England, claimed to have invented the white cane in 1921, to make himself more visible to motorists. In 1931, schemes were launched to provide white canes to blind citizens of France and England. The Lion’s Club International organized a similar scheme in the United States. Acting on a Joint Resolution of Congress, President Lydon Johnson proclaimed Oct. 15 as White Cane Safety Day. This white cane has a green plastic handle, and a “Security / Equality / Opportunity / NFB” inscription.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: National Federation of the Blind
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0028.02
label: catalog number
content: 2000.0028.02
label: accession number
content: 2000.0028
objectType: label: Object Name
content: White Cane
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fiberglass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (handle material)
label: Physical Description
content: green (handle color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (handle color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (tip material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (chain material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 cm x 3 cm; 23 5/8 in x 1 3/16 in