Is this a famous Scottish walking stick? Restoration, repair and research!

The Cottack Workshop was contacted about repairing and restoring a treasured antique walking stick in bone, wood and silver. The stick was bequeathed to the owner's husband who was GP (doctor) and has been used for many years. The finish has flaked and the rubber base has worn away. There is a fine inscription on the silver collar which has all but been worn away. I took multiple photographs of the inscription and using Afinity Photo I stitched them into a panorama to reveal the hidden text beneath and clues to who the original owner might have been. I propose in the video that it was the Reverend John Tulloch (1823-1886).
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[@lcmartin5382]

Discovering the story is always my favorite piece of the video.

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Cheers Leigh!

[@Tinkerman2]

Thank you 👍

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

You are welcome

[@georghalder2816]

Very exciting! Great restoration and with attribution to one person and time you have multiplied the value of the antique. (I hope your customers appreciate that.) All the best, George

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thank you Georg!

[@br180933]

Nice job and story, thanks Bruce

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Cheers Brett!

[@GilboysRestoration]

Lovely work Bruce. 👏👏👏

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thank you Simon! Rose Gold came up trumps again!

[@bebete77]

Very beautiful!

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thank you Bete, much appreciated

[@Quaker521]

That is a wonderful restoration of a lovely piece of history. I'm sure that this treasured possession will see many more years of use. Nice too that you went to the extra effort of deciphering the inscription.

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thank you, much appreciated. It took a while and a lot squinting and using crossword solving websites ...but I think it is a fair result!

[@Crowquill277]

Beautiful work on a splendid old stick! Thanks for showing how you worked out the probable text on the silver band. I was also intrigued by the carved X marks on the bottom of the antler handle. Probably to improve grip? Have never seen that before.

[@josephdouglas2783]

Great restoration vodeo. I learned a lot. I am a first generation blackthorn stick maker and i am very intersted in the process of the french polish shellac. Can you provide a more detailed explination of the procedure? Thank you.

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

That sounds a great idea for a video - let me think how to do that! Yes