And even if your own two legs don't yet need help, keep your eyes peeled for those umbrella stands often tucked in a corner of your favorite antique store. The odds are good there's a cane or two ...

The collection has great interest to Blues/Rock and cane collectors. The group consist of rare and unique antique and folk art canes that were carried by one of the most important musicians of our ...

The ritual has endured, if not as robustly as it first began. Dozens of the now-antique canes have been lost or stolen. Some have been recovered after yearslong searches. And those that remain are ...

A: Antique canes are a fascinating specific category of collecting. They were made to house musical instruments, whiskey decanters, weapons, guns, scientific instruments and more. The variety is ...

Canes were used not only to aid in walking, but also as part of European and American fashionable dress in the 18th and 19th centuries. Many canes had an extra function, too. Some held swords ...

Photo: Getty Images. Every Hermès scarf has a tale. "Les Cannes" emerged from a framed collection of antique canes that artist Virginie Jamin spied in the company's private museum.

They're highly collectible and come in a remarkable array of variations. Antique and vintage canes like these have both utility and character. Let's start with the high end. Perhaps the finest ...

In towns across New England, antique canes or their replicas are bestowed on the oldest residents. By Jenna Russell Photographs by Sophie Park Reporting from Rye, N.H. For more than a century ...