These canes are all from actual Black & Silver labeled Vasart paperweights. Since Vasart never dated any of their paperweights it is currently impossible (and may always remain so) to more closely date any of these canes other than to say circa 1956 to 1964. Some of these canes may well have been made prior to 1956 and it will be noted on those canes as information is found. It is also possible to find some of these canes in later Strathearn paperweights. While these canes can't be used to date any other Vasart weights other than also as between 1956 to 1964 they do show the diversity, color, designs and complexity of Vasart's canes. Please note that just because these canes show up in Black & Silver labeled weights indicative of the 1956 to 1964 period does not mean that these canes were actually made in this period. Some of them may well date from the earlier Ysart/Vasart period of 1946 to 1955 and those canes found in weights from the older period will be so noted.