Antique pharmacist's cane - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

Antique pharmacist's cane.




Previously:

Saw canes - photos
Snake cane - GIF
Walking cane gun - photos
Walking cane stool - GIF

[mklotz]

I'm trying to think of reasons why someone would want/need one of these. Medical supplies aren't usually considered dangerous so why secrete them?

My best guess is that it was used to smuggle medical supplies to people who were somehow imprisoned and denied medical care, e.g. in a POW camp.