Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Commemorative cane
Object Number:
2010.24.99
Date:
2003
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (95.3 x 4.4 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Golden Spike, transcontinental railroad.
Gallery Label:
After Lou Grumet acquired a number of antique canes depicting iconic New York places and people, he commissioned Vancouver yacht maker and cane carver Ivan Wilson to create a cane representing the golden spike driven into the rails for the First Transcontinental Railroad. The cane is shaped as a spike and colored gold.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
