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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
CARRY A BIG STICK! (ROOSEVELT, THEODORE.) Presentation cane inscribed "President Roosevelt's Mace." 37 1/4 inches in length and 1 1/4 round, including 5-inch bone (elk horn?) handle with carved and inked inscription "President Roosevelt's Mace," 1-inch brass section engraved "Be just and fear not, if peace you wish, prepare for war," decoratively carved wooden section, and 3-inch brass tip; minimal wear. Oswego, NY, 1907
The cane is carved with the date 1907, views of wild game, a view of soldiers captioned "San Juan 1898," and the colorful main inscription: "Thrice I've herd the coyote bark / Thrice I've herd the bob cat cry / Made by Dr. T.S. Hitchcock, Oswego, N.Y., for President Theo. Roosevelt / Oak from the old ship New Orleans at Sackett's Harbor, 1813." Theron Sylvester Hitchcock (1830-1918) was an Oswego dentist who had met Roosevelt briefly at the Oswego train station during a 1900 campaign visit, where he presented him with a carved Texas steer horn. We don't know when (or whether) he made the presentation of this quite remarkable mace to Roosevelt, but it will allow the purchaser to speak softly with impunity.
