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Walking Stick Collection

"Journeying with a Walking Stick: Tales from El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela" Embarking on the renowned El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Residents of Church Row Fulmer 1936

Residents of Church Row Fulmer 1936

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, scallop shells and walking sticks, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Cast iron Victorian walking stick stand

Cast iron Victorian walking stick stand

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Old Sea Dogs

Old Sea Dogs
Artist: Titcomb, William Holt Yates - Title: Old Sea Dogs - Date: 1891 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 157.5 x 121.9

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: The Rainbow

The Rainbow
Artist: Whaite, Henry Clarence - Title: The Rainbow - Date: 1862 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 139.7 x 241.6

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Mr Oliver Firrell, blacksmith of Matfield Green, Kent. 1938

Mr Oliver Firrell, blacksmith of Matfield Green, Kent. 1938

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Le Smart Carman. Ne porte que des diamants de Bluze, by Auguste Roubille (1872-1955), print

Le Smart Carman. Ne porte que des diamants de Bluze, by Auguste Roubille (1872-1955), print
Posters, France, 19th century. Le Smart Carman. Ne porte que des diamants de Bluze. Print by Auguste Roubille (1872-1955)

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Masai, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Masai, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Old people playing bowls at Penzance in West Cornwall, UK

Old people playing bowls at Penzance in West Cornwall, UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Stick engraved with a Buddha, Dakshin Kali, Nepal, Asia

Stick engraved with a Buddha, Dakshin Kali, Nepal, Asia

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: The story of John Merrick, played by David Bowie in the stage production of The Elephant

The story of John Merrick, played by David Bowie in the stage production of The Elephant Man. Booth Theatre on Broadway, New York. 18th September 1980

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: NICHOLAS II & GEORGE V, 1909. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (left) with the Prince of Wales

NICHOLAS II & GEORGE V, 1909. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (left) with the Prince of Wales (future King George V of England) at Barton Manor on the Isle of Wight, England. Photograph, August 1909

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Spad S-Xiii

Spad S-Xiii
French Officer Captaine Armand de Turenne Standing by His Spad S-Xiii after Becoming Commander of Escadrille Spa12 of the French Aeronautique Militaire the Aircraft Marking Retain the Cockerel Emblem

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Cattle Market, Truro, Cornwall. About 1910

Cattle Market, Truro, Cornwall. About 1910
Cattle and farmers at the market. The railway loading bay is in the background. Photographer: Unknown

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: The Belgian Model - Herbert Wilson Foster

The Belgian Model - Herbert Wilson Foster

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Illustration of a fox dressed in suit and top hat

Illustration of a fox dressed in suit and top hat

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: At the Royal Ascot race meeting - Sir Herbert Samuelson, the Honourable Pamela Boscawen

At the Royal Ascot race meeting - Sir Herbert Samuelson, the Honourable Pamela Boscawen and Miss Larnach - Neville. 1924

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Michael Foot seen here arriving at 10 Downing Street March 1974 following the Labour

Michael Foot seen here arriving at 10 Downing Street March 1974 following the Labour Partys victory

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: At the Royal Ascot race meeting - the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. 1925

At the Royal Ascot race meeting - the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. 1925

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, walking down a country road. 1939 / 40

Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, walking down a country road. 1939 / 40
Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, walking down a country road. 1939/40

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959), 1908

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959), 1908
Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (Rio de Janeiro, 1887 - 1959) in 1908

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Three country gentlemen chatting in a farmyard at Upperton, Sussex. August 1936

Three country gentlemen chatting in a farmyard at Upperton, Sussex. August 1936 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N13358

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: ANCIENT ROME: CHARIOT RACE. Chariot race in the Circus Maximus. Line engraving, 19th century

ANCIENT ROME: CHARIOT RACE. Chariot race in the Circus Maximus. Line engraving, 19th century, after a painting by Alexander von Wagner (1838-1919)

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Old people playing bowls at Penzance in West Cornwall, UK

Old people playing bowls at Penzance in West Cornwall, UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Prince Charles with sons at Balmoral, Scotland, 12th August 1997

Prince Charles with sons at Balmoral, Scotland, 12th August 1997. Prince William and Prince Harry posed on the banks of the River Dee with their father after an official photocall was allowed as they

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Prince Charles with sons Prince William and Prince Harry

Prince Charles with sons Prince William and Prince Harry. Pictured on the banks of the River Dee at an official photocall at Balmoral, Scotland. 12th August 1997

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Corner of a Library, 1711. Creator: Jan van der Heyden

Corner of a Library, 1711. Creator: Jan van der Heyden
Corner of a Library, 1711. An interior set against a plain wall with a bookcase to one side on which are neatly arranged volumes in perfect order

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Card. Vannutelli at New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Card. Vannutelli at New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Card. Vannutelli at New York, 1910.

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Caruso, Easter Parade, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Caruso, Easter Parade, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Caruso, Easter Parade, 1913. Shows opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) on Easter day, March 23, 1913, New York City.

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Beggar with a wooden leg, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Beggar with a wooden leg, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Beggar with a wooden leg, c.1630.

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Beggar in a high cap, standing and leaning on a stick, c.1629. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Beggar in a high cap, standing and leaning on a stick, c.1629. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Beggar in a high cap, standing and leaning on a stick, c.1629.

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Peasant family on the tramp, c.1652. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Peasant family on the tramp, c.1652. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Peasant family on the tramp, c.1652.

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: The way to Emmaus, no.2, 1914. Creator: William Strang

The way to Emmaus, no.2, 1914. Creator: William Strang
The way to Emmaus, no.2, 1914. In this scene, the resurrected Christ has found two disciples on the road to Emmaus who are dressed like working-class contemporaries of Strang

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Horse, peasant, man and two dogs, 1651. Creator: Dirck Stoop

Horse, peasant, man and two dogs, 1651. Creator: Dirck Stoop
Horse, peasant, man and two dogs, 1651. From a series of twelve showing horses, depicting a rural scene which is probably hunt related.

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Allegory of the four seasons: Winter, 1749-1797. Creator: Jean-Charles Levasseur

Allegory of the four seasons: Winter, 1749-1797. Creator: Jean-Charles Levasseur
Allegory of the four seasons: Winter, 1749-1797. The old bearded man, with his fur-hat and fur-trimmed coat, carrying a brazier and a stick, is walking miserably towards the right

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Seated Male Nude, c1770. Creator: Ubaldo Gandolfi

Seated Male Nude, c1770. Creator: Ubaldo Gandolfi
Seated Male Nude, c1770.

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Baron Shibusawa, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Baron Shibusawa, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Baron Shibusawa, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Shibusawa Eiichi 1840-1931), a Japanese industrialist.

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Louis Blin [Monitor, French Cripple School], 17 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Louis Blin [Monitor, French Cripple School], 17 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Louis Blin [Monitor, French Cripple School], 17 May 1918 (date created or published later). Louis Blin, a man with artificial legs who served as a monitor at French school for the disabled

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Climbers

Climbers
Marcel Rebro

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Through the Enchanted Forest

Through the Enchanted Forest
Karsten Wrobel

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Old man and the tree

Old man and the tree
Jamil Badalov

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: MotoGP

MotoGP
2008/09/14 - 08mgp14 - Round14 - Indianapolis -

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Mutual support

Mutual support
Ina Tänzer

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Spanish Beggar, 1882. Creator: Ernst Josephson

Spanish Beggar, 1882. Creator: Ernst Josephson
Spanish Beggar, 1882

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Costume Plate (Bauer aus Mühlenbach, Schwarzwald), 19th century. Creator: R. Henkel

Costume Plate (Bauer aus Mühlenbach, Schwarzwald), 19th century. Creator: R. Henkel
Costume Plate (Bauer aus Muhlenbach, Schwarzwald), 19th century

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame en Habit de Chasse, 1670. Creator: Nicolas Bonnart

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame en Habit de Chasse, 1670. Creator: Nicolas Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame en Habit de Chasse, 1670

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Habit d'Epée, between c1680 and c1690

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Habit d'Epée, between c1680 and c1690. Creator: Nicolas Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Habit d'Epee, between c1680 and c1690

Background imageWalking Stick Collection: Johan Gabriel Stenbock, 1640-1705, count, councillor, 1690. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl

Johan Gabriel Stenbock, 1640-1705, count, councillor, 1690. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Johan Gabriel Stenbock, 1640-1705, count, councillor, 1690




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"Journeying with a Walking Stick: Tales from El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela" Embarking on the renowned El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, walkers find solace in their trusty walking sticks. These simple yet essential tools become companions throughout the arduous journey, providing support and stability as pilgrims traverse rugged terrains. In a quaint Victorian village, a cast iron walking stick stand stands proudly by the entrance of an old cottage. It holds not only functional sticks but also stories of countless wanderers who have passed through its doors. At sea, weathered sailors known as "Old Sea Dogs" lean on their sturdy walking sticks while sharing tales of adventures under The Rainbow's colorful arches. Each stick carries memories etched into its surface - reminders of distant lands and treasured moments. Le Smart Carman struts down Parisian streets adorned with diamonds, holding his extravagant cane inspired by Auguste Roubille's print "Ne porte que des diamants de Bluze. " His stylish accessory reflects both fashion and status. Meanwhile, in Matfield Green, Kent, Mr Oliver Firrell hammers away at his forge crafting bespoke walking sticks for locals. With each strike of his hammer, he infuses these wooden wonders with strength and character that will accompany many walks to come. Across continents in Amboseli National Park lies Masai tribesmen gracefully strolling through vast plains with intricately engraved Buddha-adorned walking sticks from Dakshin Kali in Nepal. A fusion of cultures represented within a single object symbolizes unity amidst diversity. Closer to home in Penzance, West Cornwall, elderly folks engage in friendly competition while playing bowls - their trusted walking sticks serving dual purposes as support and sporting equipment. Laughter fills the air as they relish cherished moments spent together.