When the Plaza Hotel was remodeled into apartments, many of the original artifacts were sold, including the brass door handles with Plaza insignia. Vancouver yacht maker and cane carver Ivan Wilson was commissioned to create a cane using the door knob as the handle.

This cane is a 1983 souvenir of the Centennial celebration for the Brooklyn Bridge. The Grumet cane collection also contains a cane from the original celebration of the Bridge's opening day. The pewter handle of the cane is a replica of the handle from the original cane.

Made in Buffalo, New York, in the 1890s, the handle of the cane depicts a brass buffalo on an ivory platform. During the late nineteenth century, Buffalo was one of America's leading industrial cities.

Classroom doors in New York City public schools once had brass door handles inscribed with "Public Schools, City of New York." Used for decades, the distinctive door knobs were eventually removed due to safety issues. Mr. Grumet was presented one of these door knobs when he was in charge of the State Education program for children with handicapping conditions. It now functions as the handle for this cane.

The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is one of the most important botanical gardens in the world, modeled after the Kew Gardens in London. It is set on 250 acres next to the World Conservation Society, the two world class institutions occupying what was once the estate of tobacco baron Pierre Lorillard. Vancouver yacht maker can cane carver Ivan Wilson was commissioned to commemorate the Garden through a cane. The handle of the cane is a replica of the Garden conservatory dome, also the site of the annual Christmas train show. Various flowers from the Garden are carved down the shaft.

The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France located in New York Harbor, is on the most striking symbols of New York City. Ohio cane carver John Huggins was asked to design a cane that displayed the iconic figure of the Statue for the Grumet cane collection. The statue is carved into the shaft, and the handle of the cane is a globe of red and blue states, demonstrating how the Statue represents all philosophies and the entire nation.

The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France located in New York Harbor, is one of the most striking symbols of New York City. Baltimore carver Pat Harris was asked to design a cane which displayed the iconic figure of the Statue for the Grumet cane collection. The cane head and shaft reflected the greenish patina of the Statue.

Among the most iconic statutes in New York City are the beloved pair of lions in front of the main branch of the New York Public Library. They were named Patience and Fortitude by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Vancouver yacht maker and cane carver Ivan Wilson was asked to create a cane that commemorated the lions. The cane handle was originally meant to have two lions, but Wilson instead opted for one lion, with one name on either side of the handle.

The Unicorn Tapestries, on permanent exhibition at the Cloisters Museum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, are one of New York City's jewels. Vancouver yacht maker and carver Ivan Wilson was asked to design a cane that prominently displayed the Unicorn. The handle of the cane depicts a unicorn's head and the titles of the various tapestries in the set are indicated along the shaft.

Cane collector Lou Grumet acquired a number of antique canes related to iconic American leaders, and then broadened his collection by commissioning Vancouver yacht maker and cane carver Ivan Wilson to create a cane commemorating the Empire State Building. For decades, this structure was the world's tallest and has come to represent New York. The building also was widely known for its role in the iconic movie, "King Kong," in which a gorilla climbs the structure and terrorizes the city. After trying to make a usable cane composed of building's features, the Empire State Building was instead etched into the shaft of the cane and a gorilla's head, representing King Kong, forms the handle.