I posted about Dartmoor earlier and glanced across my living room and remembered finding this up there some years ago. I dont know what the markings are or mean. I just know one of the markings is missing lol. I found this waaaaaay before facebook haha. So there was no one to return it too.
The "markings" are probably walking stick badges of the locations the stick's owner went to. It's a good way to make your walking stick unique and start conversations with the public.
Given that the stick still has it's badges on them, you might be able to locate the owner or their descendants on Facebook. Somebody out there must remember that stick.
@HootyTheNightOwl Oh wow. Im not on Facebook personally. I was but not been on for over 2 and a half years. The stick never entered me head then. So wow its quite old by the looks of it. Id gladly pass it back to a righful descendant.
@Perry1968 If you do try to track down the original owners, don't share every badge that you have on there, see if they can name some of the missing places... or produce photographic evidence of it.
@HootyTheNightOwl Yes i would definitely. Anyone could just blag off guesses. Id keep it otherwise. But yes id like to reunite with the correct family.
Is there any chance you could take a close.up off the badges on them? Very curious as i love things like this
I hazard a guess its 1920s to 50s possibly as it was a big thing for ramblers back then to carry these walking sticks like that and even more so you found it in dartmoor. Could possibly be made of chestnut? And defo antlers for the handle
@Perry1968 aw yeh im getting there my friend..having a good day today and looking forward to a new year and new thoughts. Glad to see you on here more, not been the same without you haha xx
Oo it gets even more interesting and bizarre wtf lmao 🤣
Have you tried loading the images to ai. Now i dont like ai at all. But it has helped in identifying certain things for me recently, try and upload the whole stick and pics focused in on the badges
Some look like theyre definitely from dartmoor because one of them look like the prison? Or do i need my glasses 🤣
It's very difficult to read some of the carvings, but if you should return to Dartmoor, it might be a thought to find their local historical society, and see if they can read the clues carved into the cane.
