Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp certificate_of_authenticity creased and dented lid

creased and dented lid

constructed of pressed leather

31 October 1944

its underlying base in white cotton with the airy blue cotton sewn to it as a covering

Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp certificate_of_authenticity creased and dented lidA swagger stick of carved wood featuring a decorative snake spiraling up the staff, engraved R. M. HARVEY Y. M. C. A SEC Y. INT. CAMP MARA LAKE B. C., measures 74 cm in length x 3. 2 cm across the width of the handle, exhibiting light wear, remains in very fine condition Footnote: The Mara Lake internment camp was located between Vernon and Sicamous in British Columbia during the First World War. It housed enemy aliens, particularly those of Ukrainian