Lot 134
Two Canes: One From Oliver Hazard Perry's Flagship Lawrence During the Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812, and one Topped With 1874 Cable. One cane is 33½" long with pewter head engraved: "Wood of the Flag Ship Lawrence / Perry's Victory Lake Erie / Sept. 10, 1813 / We have met the enemy and they are ours." The other cane is 35" long with 4" brass-tipped handle; one side is engraved, "Direct United States Cable / Laid Nov. 1874 / Picked Up July 1903"; the other side says, "Siemens Brothers & Co Limited / London. Estimate $400 - 600
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