Black tapered cane with perpendicular metal head, gold, embossed ornamentaion, engraved, "J. Fondersmith / from / John and Clara" 4 inch decorated gold handle at right angle to length of cane. Cane is smoothly finished, dark shaft tapered from 1 inch diameter at top to .75 inch diameter. Metal corner is matched desighn mitered with gold covereing top 2.5 inches of cane. Lower .625 inches of cane is metal.
Cabinet card of John J. Stauffer. Note with it reads as follows: LWN makes a guess that this is a pict of John J. Stauffer taken in Janesville, Wisconsin where he went to a school to learn telegraphy. For a period of time he was employed by the Penna RR as telegrapher at the Dillerville 'Tower'."