walking stick, mid -late 20th century

Historical information

It was owned by Evelyn Paten ( nee Roberston) who was married to Thomas Paten who came to Orbost in 1893 and in 1907 began growing fancy bean seeds for H. James. He built the first private flood levee bank in the district. (ref Mary Gilbert) Evelyn Paten died in 1959, aged 85.

Physical description

A wooden walking stick with a rubber lip. The handle is joined with an inside screw.

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