(JAMES FRANK) Walking cane belonging to Frank James inlaid w

Sale 1931 - Lot 52

Unsold

Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 5,000

(JAMES, FRANK)<>

Walking cane belonging to Frank James inlaid with a silver-embossed design resembling 2 pistols on the handle. Lightweight wood, with a dark stain, and metal, overall size 34 inches long, ranging from 1/2 to 3/4-inches wide. [nd]

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The cane is accompanied by numerous documents certifiying its authenticity, including a letter from Gary Hendershott, who "acquired this [the cane] when I purchased the Frank James family papers," a notarized document signed by Margaret Duckworth Bade, niece of Mae Duckworth James, who notes: "I personally know this cane to have been the property of Frank James, that he owned for several years and was later used by his son Robert James;" and, a Typed Letter Signed by Charles Hamilton, the noted authority on the James brothers.<