THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE SKIS, SNOWSHOES, SLEDS & LACROSSE STICKS IN THE COUNTRY

Walking Sticks

Antique and Vintage Walking Sticks Collection by Mark Miller ~ 1-877-OLD-SKIS

The Mark Miller collection of antique and vintage walking sticks are in excellent condition, a beautiful brown color, with very slight signs of use. Any repairs were usually done by the hiker, and have normal wear and tear and are presented to you in original, as found condition. Avid hikers would adorn their treasured staffs with small trinkets or medallions depicting "the conquered" territory, its features, or inhabitants.

The collecting of hiking staff medallions (or stocknagels) is a long-standing European tradition that began in the Alps region of Europe back in the 1800's.

Natural wood, handmade, walking sticks/canes from Germany, Austria, and Italy and date from 1900-1945,

The badges, called stocknagels, attached to the canes, which is a right of passage to depict the many mountain visits a long time ago.

Every mountain they climbed, every place they visited by foot, the people used to buy a badge or stocknagel from the environment and the villagers attached the badge on the cane with a small hammer and two small nails. It was a very serious matter, and a great honor. Every badge offers a decorative honor, and brings you a piece of history.

They wear badges from German Forests, the Black Forest, Schwarzwald, the Alps, Tyrole, Bayern, Italy.

Please look at the pictures - these beautiful walking sticks are high quality, hand made, original, very old, primitive folk art from European people from 1900-1945.