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Image of Swagger stick or pointer, ca. 1900
1979.6847.2
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Swagger stick or pointer, ca. 1900

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Swagger sticks are short staffs or canes and were once carried by uniformed persons of authority, specifically in the Marines. This stick has the City of Seattle crest and the words "Seattle Washington Enterprise."
ID Number: 1979.6847.2
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 Stick, Swagger; wood, metal; 28 in.H x .5 in.Diam
Credit: MOHAI, 1979.6847.2
Subjects: Military, Government and Public Services

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