Carved, Wooden Walking Stick/Cane
Date1880-1890s
DimensionsOverall: 78.7 cm
Credit LineTransfer from the London and Middlesex Historical Society, 1958
Object number1958.001.347
Label TextThis cane is made of wood salvaged from the wreck of the steamer Victoria. The Victoria capsized on the Thames River near present-day Greenway Park on Victoria Day (May 24), 1881. The overcrowded steamer was on its way back downtown from Springbank Park. Something caused the passengers to rush to one side of the vessel. It listed and then the boiler rolled off its mount. Falling debris crushed some. Others drowned. Approximately 200 passengers died, most women and children. Following the disaster, some Londoners salvaged souvenirs from the wreck. They wanted mementos of what still is one of the worst maritime disasters in Canada's history.
NameCane
c. 1885
c. 1830-1840s
1914-1918
c. 1920s
c. 1920s
Before 1851
