Janet McEwan
Documenation and research material from a body of work produced in 2007, while working on Arts In Primary Care Project, at Stennack Surgery, St Ives.
The image of the stack of walking aids was taken at a depot in North Cornwall, where used frames, sticks, etc are returned to be repaired or destroyed. I managed to procure a number to play with....
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Choice of a Cane as a Weapon
This system is applicable to any cane or stick, or even an umbrella, within its limitations. In the case of an umbrella the point and butt are the effective protions. A very reliable and suitable cane for a weapon is a medium weight hickory stick, as it is of great toughness and strenght and is of low cost. A cane with a straight handle has some advantages over one with a crook or offset handle as it can be used more uniformly from each end and blows from the butt are more concentrated.
Image and text from 'The Cane as a weapon.'
by A.C. Cunningham 1912.
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