This antique gents' umbrella has a malacca crook handle, furnished with a gold-plated collar stamped with a maker's mark:
BRIGG London
'Brigg London was one of the UK’s top walking stick and umbrella manufacturers until February 1943, when Swaine & Adeney on Piccadilly and Thomas Brigg & Sons, round the corner at 23 St James's Street decided to join forces. From 1943 until 1990 the company traded as Swaine, Adeney, Brigg & Sons Ltd'
The collar also has a presentation for the original owner:
Capt L.Nugent Hope
Whitney Court
Herefordshire
Captain Laurence Nugent Hope (1890–1973) was a British military officer, local official, and prominent resident of Whitney Court, an Edwardian country manor in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire.
Cane shaft & metal frame that holds a black nylon canopy.
The shaft ends in an original metal ferrule.
A smart & practical umbrella, suitable for use or a collector.
Measurements:
Length - 97cm
Length of handle - 14.4cm
Diameter of canopy - 113cm
Weight - 541g
Very good condition age marks to the canopy.
Antique Black Gents Umbrella - Malacca Crook Handle & Gold Plate Collar By Brigg
SKU: G178544906425
£349.00Price
