From the careful selection of materials to the detailed carvings and embellishments, each walking stick tells a story of its maker’s skill and the aesthetic trends of its time. This ...

The baptism record revealed that Thomas' father Joseph Kensit was not a walking stick maker, but a gold beater.

The owner of this walking stick collection is the great-great-grandson of Jonathan Howell who ran a business making these walking sticks. The business produced one and a half million sticks a year ...