Black oil painted walking stick with metal tip and embellished gold crown. Decorative 2 inch long metal button's top engraved. Smoothly finished with dark, ebony like color. At tip, a 1 inch metal band and a .25 inch metal bottom .5 inch diameter. Stick on label reads: This cane belonged to the father of W. W. Griest, US Congressman for whom Griest building was named. Anne Griest Klaus great grand-daughter.
Engraving on top of crown reads, "June 17. / 182- 1894 / Edward Griest / Lancaster, PA. / From his children / and / grandchildren."