Rare Early Woven Cane Marching Band Drum Major / Majorette Baton Original Paint

Description

Rare old drum major / majorette woven 15 ½” baton, tight and rigid and with the original (darkened) paint – white or cream in the middle, gold on the balls at the ends. It has terrific texture and is just a flat-out neat thing, something that could have come right out of
The Music Man.
The darkened surface notwithstanding, it’s in mint condition, even after probably 100+ years.
I always ship the business day after I receive payment.
An item may be returned if it is substantially different from how I have described it. I will pay return postage.
Buyer pays actual postage; there is no handling fee. Priority postage rates increased about 4% on January 24.
I always pack multiple purchases together to save on shipping.
Postcards and paper items are packed in poly sleeves with corrugated cardboard and sent in a padded mailer, for which USPS charges First Class parcel rate. This is new: First Class postage now varies with distance.
There is now very little difference between the rates for Priority and Retail Ground; it’s less than 10%. Since Priority Mail includes insurance up to .00, I have decided to send everything over 14 oz. by Priority. The exceptions are oversized boxes (Retail Ground) and books (Media Mail).
I will contact the winner immediately after the auction (unless you have already paid) and again when I ship the item, to let you know it’s on the way.
Thank you for looking, and for wading through the fine print.