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Victorian Thumb Stick. Circa 1890
C S Moreton
for sale €117     $127
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C S Moreton

C S Moreton

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Victorian Thumb Stick. Circa 1890

19th century
For Sale by C S Moreton
Description

Fine late 19th century shepherd's tall thumb stick in immaculate condition. Not often seen, FRESH ON MARKET STRAIGHT FROM SCOTTISH MANSION HOUSE.

Size; 50" high, 3" wide at top. 1" diameter.

Delivery cost in mainland U.K. ***FREE***

Physical Dimensions
Height
127cm (50.00")
Width
7.5cm (2.95")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
Declaration

C S Moreton has dated this Victorian Horn Thumbstick Cane to the Victorian era.

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SA1211944
Dealers Notes

Dealer in hand picked Georgian and earlier furniture, ceramics, metalware and silver. Also stocked 19th. Scottish paintings and oriental rugs. Business founded in 1854 in Portsmouth, now run by myself the fourth generation near Perth in Scotland. Shop closed now due to retirement

Description
Fine late 19th century shepherd's tall thumb stick in immaculate condition. Not often seen, FRESH ON MARKET STRAIGHT FROM SCOTTISH MANSION HOUSE.

Size; 50" high, 3" wide at top. 1" diameter.

Delivery cost in mainland U.K. ***FREE***

Height
127cm (50.00")
Width
7.5cm (2.95")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
Date of Manufacture

C S Moreton has dated this Victorian Horn Thumbstick Cane to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1211944
C S Moreton
C S Moreton
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2011

Inchmartine house, the home of georgian antiques in scotland.

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A Victorian wooden walking stick featuring a carved horn V-shaped thumbstick handle mounted on a dark tapered wood shaft.
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Archive I A Victorian wooden walking stick featuring a carved horn V-shaped thumbstick handle mounted on a dark tapered wood shaft.

Victorian thumb stick. circa 1890

Archive II A Victorian wooden walking stick featuring a carved horn V-shaped thumbstick handle mounted on a dark tapered wood shaft. View II
Archive III A Victorian wooden walking stick featuring a carved horn V-shaped thumbstick handle mounted on a dark tapered wood shaft. View III
Archive IV A Victorian wooden walking stick featuring a carved horn V-shaped thumbstick handle mounted on a dark tapered wood shaft. View IV
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C S Moreton

C S Moreton
Telephone 07598 146915
Location
Inchture
Perthshire
Scotland
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/csm
Verified Since Feb 2011
Items For Sale 65
Items Sold 2,225
C S Moreton
C S Moreton
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Location: Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland
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A Victorian wooden walking stick featuring a carved horn V-shaped thumbstick handle mounted on a dark tapered wood shaft.
Victorian thumb stick. circa 1890
Ref: SA1211944
A Victorian wooden walking stick featuring a carved horn V-shaped thumbstick handle mounted on a dark tapered wood shaft.
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FAQs

A thumbstick is a traditional country walking stick featuring a naturally V-shaped or fork-shaped handle, designed to allow the users thumb to rest comfortably in the crook while walking.

Victorian thumbsticks typically combined natural hardwood shafts, such as hazel, ash, or blackthorn, with handles carved from animal horn, antler, or natural wood forks.

Authentic 19th-century examples display hand-fitted joinery between the handle and shaft, natural wear patterns, and organic surface variations in the horn handle without modern mould lines or synthetic resin finishes.

Displaying antique walking sticks inside a brass, cast iron, or ceramic stick stand in an entryway creates a classic structural accent in hallway spaces.

Keep the stick in a stable humidity environment away from direct heat sources, and clean the horn and wooden surfaces occasionally using a soft cloth and microcrystalline wax polish.
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