Canes Enable
Antique: Walking Sticks, Canes, Umbrellas, Parasols, Truncheons, Cudgels, Shillelaghs, Brooms, Beesums, Swagger Sticks, & Muc
About us
Canes Enable is a small, independent, Vintage and Antique shop specializing in Canes, Walking sticks, Umbrellas, Parasols, etc.. Our physical shop is part of the fairgrounds for the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. This website lists some, though certainly not all, of our available stock. For the widest selection, however, nothing beats being able to browse through our wares when the Faire is open.
Collector Information regarding antique: canes, walking sticks, umbrellas, and parasols
All about Canes (Rabology):
As mankind's first tool canes and walking sticks have come in a bewildering array and variety through the centuries and around the world. Although used in various forms throughout history, the golden Age of the Cane and Walking Stick runs roughly 1800-1920; during which they were a necessary (and ubiquitous) accessory for any gentleman or lady of significant social stan
Antique and Vintage Umbrellas and Parasols (Brolliology):
In the 21st Century umbrellas are a disposable afterthought. They are generally cheaply made and intended to break easily (so that one buys several each year). Time was, however, when umbrellas and parasols were not only made to last for generations but were serious fashion accessories for the well-heeled set.
Older umbrellas still want to