Walking Sticks and Canes in Family Photographs

The Photo Detective

This week, the Photo Detective, Maureen Taylor is joined by Anthony Moss, a rabologist, or collector of walking sticks. He is the joint chairman of The Antique Walking Cane Society, a member of The International Society of Cane Collectors, based in the United States, and a speaker at Canemania, an international cane convention.

I’m sure with a biography like that, you’re pretty sure what this podcast episode is about. After Anthony’s wife purchased him two canes, he became obsessed and started to collect them. We talk about walking sticks as an accessory, as a necessity, and as a historical fashion item.

What often appears in images, including photographs, as a walking stick often makes us skim over it without a second thought. Well, this single item can actually tell a story you might be missing.

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About My Guest:

Anthony Moss is a Rabologist (a collector of walking sticks), Joint Chairman of The Antique Walking Cane Society based in London, a Member of The International Society of Cane Collectors based in the USA, and a regular speaker at Canemania, an International Cane Convention.

About Maureen Taylor:

Maureen is a frequent keynote speaker on photo identification, photograph preservation, and family history at historical and genealogical societies, museums, conferences, libraries, and other organizations across the U.S., London, and Canada. She’s the author of several books and hundreds of articles and her television appearances include The View and The Today Show (where she researched and presented a complete family tree for host Meredith Vieira). She’s been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Better Homes and Gardens, The Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living, Germany’s top newspaper Der Spiegel, American Spirit, and The New York Times. Maureen was recently a spokesperson and photograph expert for MyHeritage.com, an internationally known family history website, and also writes guidebooks,

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