Commemorative Spitzer

bamboo, crocodile skin, tortoiseshell, gold bands (pr. 4 - 580); length 76 cm.
Lviv, 1905/1906.
Shank made of bamboo and crocodile leather; curved handle, made of chicory, ending with braided cord and leather trowel - loop. Directly under the handle - a gold, barrel-shaped band with an engraved inscription: "EINJÄHRIG FREIWILLIGEN SCHULE" [Annual Amateur School]. The second band - ring-shaped - in the middle of the shaft, with the inscription: "LEMBERG 1905/6". On both probationary and master marks.
An object probably associated with horse riding lessons for wealthy youth; exclusive, distinguished by its high level of workmanship.