Purina Dog Chow is the world's largest selling brand of dog food, and is today made by the Nestle Company, which purchased the original firm, Ralston Purina of St. Louis. The original company was founded by the Danforth family, and produced chow for dogs, cats, cattle, and other animals. The cane features the checkerboard logo, which has been used by Purina since 1904, and is said to have derived from childhood clothing of the Danforth family.

The Bazooka Chewing Gum Company was established in Brooklyn after World War II. This cane with a curved handle was an advertising piece for the company, and the lettering on the side of the cane was done in the company's official colors. The Company also used comic strips as part of their advertising campaign.

Mr. Peanut became the official logo for the Planter's Peanut Company in 1916. He eventually came to symbolize the entire peanut industry, and remains today one of the most widely recognized icons in advertising history. For decades, the logo was one of the featured icons of Atlantic City. The cane with his image was sold as a popular nostalgia piece, and was especially popular in the South.

The cane is an original piece of Disney memorabilia from 1939. The handle, a carved head of the original design of Mickey Mouse, was sold to promote the cartoon movies. This cane was produced at the peak of Mickey Mouse's popularity, right before Snow White was to change the history of American movies and for animation.

This cane was commissioned to represent the Bronx's greatest symbol - the New York Yankees. The carver proposed a cane with a worn baseball as the handle, the names of the 26 teams that the Yankees beat in the World Series, and the years in which they beat them. Underneath the handle, the cane was shaped as a baseball bat. The original design was to depict Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle, but this did not fit with the vision that the cane should celebrate the team as a whole.

Canes were often sold as souvenirs. This cane, celebrating the Brooklyn Dodgers, has a medallion on top with a team logo.

Canes were often sold as souvenirs. This cane, celebrating the New York Giants, has a medallion with the team logo on the handle.

Canes were often sold as souvenirs. This cane, celebrating the New York Yankees, has a medallion with the team logo on the handle.

In 1954, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American baseball player in the major leagues, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. This cane was one of a number which were sold as souvenirs at the Dodgers' home stadium, Ebbets Field.