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Glass walking stick

Glass walking stick, Castleford

Collected in 1934

Currently on display at Castleford Museum

A long beaded glass walking stick filled with white and red sprinkles

Castleford's glassmakers were talented craftspeople. They often made novelty items to develop and show off their skill.

They made glass walking sticks like these as a pastime. This example has a clever twisted design and a bobble handle. It is filled with tiny 'hundreds and thousands' sweets!

More examples

A glass walking stick made to look like a traditional red and white striped candy cane

A brown glass long walking stick with lots of waves along its continuous stick, showing the maker's skill

A glass walking stick with an ornate handle filled with white and black hundreds and thousands sprinkles

A dark blue glass ornate walking stick

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