Abraham Lincoln was a popular subject for canes in the late 1800s. This particular cane features a brass head in his likeness.

This cane references William Henry Harrison's 1840 presidential campaign. The aristocratic son of a Virginia governor, he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He became a general, achieving fame in the Battle of Tippecanoe where he defeated the noted Indian warrior, Tecumseh. He was later a general in the War of 1812. He was appointed Governor of the Indiana Territory, and was later elected Governor of Ohio. When Harrison ran again for the presidency in 1840, the Democrats made fun of him as an uneducated man who lived in a log cabin on the frontier. Harrison's party seized the image and promoted him as a common man. They claimed that he was born in a log cabin and drank cider. Thus, the cane, capped by a cider barrel, was used to promote his populist image, a far cry from his actual aristocratic background. Harrison beat Martin Van Buren, becoming the last president born as a British subject.

This relic cane is made of wood taken from Mount Vernon during an 1850s renovation. The head of the cane is ivory.

This ivory carved cane alludes to Franco-American friendship. It features George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Marquis de Lafayette. The shaft is Malacca, the wood of choice for canes of the elite in the 1790s and early 1800s.

Cane collector Lou Grumet acquired a number of antique canes related to iconic American leaders, and then broadened his collection by commissioning Baltimore carver Pat Harris to create figural canes of additional American icons. This cane commemorates Emma Willard of Troy, New York, one of the first important leaders of women's education in America. In 1814, Willard founded the Troy Female Seminary, renamed the Emma Willard School in 1895 to honor its founder. She also was a prominent writer and became a close friend of the Marquis de Lafayette. The cane is carved and painted, and the stick is a ruler, reflecting Willard's role as an educator.

Cane collector Lou Grumet acquired a number of antique canes related to iconic American leaders, and then broadened his collection by commissioning Baltimore carver Pat Harris to create figural canes of additional American icons. This cane commemorates Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury and developer of America's financial system. Done in faux bronze, the cane references the many statues of Hamilton, a native of New York.

Cane collector Lou Grumet acquired a number of antique canes related to iconic American leaders, and then broadened his collection by commissioning Baltimore carver Pat Harris to create figural canes of additional American icons. This cane is a faux marble depiction of Thomas Jefferson, designed to suggest Jean-Antoine Houdon's masterful bust sculpture of Jefferson.

Cane collector Lou Grumet acquired a number of antique canes related to iconic American leaders, and then broadened his collection by commissioning Baltimore carver Pat Harris to create figural canes of additional American icons. This cane, carved out of wood and painted, is a depiction of Benjamin Franklin, complete with his iconic wire framed glasses.

The amber head of Andrew Jackson was made for the campaign of 1828. It was unlikely to have been mass produced, and was thus probably made for a major Jackson supporter. Andrew Jackson was an extremely popular former General, having won the Battle of New Orleans, the last major battle of the War of 1812. He had previously run for the presidency in 1824 and lost to John Quincy Adams.