Do you remember Fred Astaire who danced and twirled a walking stick with abandon in his dance routines of the 1940s and 1950s? You might recall David Suchet’s portrayal of Agatha Christie’s detective ...

‘It’s not possible to go back in time to the very first cane. We can only imagine it started with someone picking up a small branch, trimming off the smaller twigs, and using it for a walk in the ...