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 Chrysler Building. The building was developed by the automaker Walter Chrysler and was intended to be the tallest in the world, but a rival group, under the leadership of former Governor Al Smith quickly eclipsed it. The cane has the Chrysler Building etched into the shaft, and has a replica of one of the gargoyles on the building as its handle.

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 depicting a young Fiorello La Guardia, mayor and congressman from New York. Of Italian heritage, La Guardia was a war hero for flights in Italy during World War I, a congressman, and beloved mayor during the Great Depression.

New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker, known as Beau James, was one of the more colorful mayors in the city's history. He was driven from office by an investigation commission appointed by Governor Franklin Roosevelt. Walker was a frequent visitor to Broadway and speakeasies. This ebony and ivory cane was signed by the Mayor and was probably given out during visits to friends or supporters.

This New York City cane was used both as a cane and as a device for New York City lamplighters to ignite the street lamps every evening at dusk. These hybrid canes were used throughout Manhattan in the 1880s before the widespread use of electric street lights.

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 trip of the first barge to leave Buffalo traveling down the Erie Canal headed to New York City. The handle of the cane is designed to represent the first barrel of water loaded on the barge in Buffalo. The actual barrel is in the collection of the New-York Historical Society. The edge of the cane's barrel is fitted with a stamp from the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Canal.

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 explorer Henry Hudson, the namesake of the Hudson River and Hudson Bay. A statue of Hudson in a Riverdale park can be seen from the Hudson and Harlem rivers and from the Henry Hudson Parkway. A portrait bust of Hudson in Elizabethan collar caps the cane, and his ship the Half-Moon is etched into the shaft.

This red, white, and blue painted and carved wood cane depicts Uncle Sam.

This mass produced cane of a Democratic donkey was produced by a golf club company.

Cane carver George Huggins was commissioned by Grumet to create a cane commemorating Republican campaign activities. The handle of the wooden cane is shaped to resemble the head of an elephant, and past election campaign logos decorate the sides.

Ohio carver George Huggins was commissioned by Grumet to create a cane commemorating Democratic campaign activities. The handle of the wooden cane is shaped to resemble the head of a donkey, and past election campaign logos decorate the sides.