This antique umbrella features a treen handle in the shape of a pug dog's head with original sharp glass eyes. It is furnished with a silver collar.
The collar is engraved with the initials of the original owner:
'M.J.P.W'
There is a brown, plaited cord wrist strap.
Two-tone ebony shaft & metal frame that holds a dark brown nylon canopy. One of the spokes is stamped with the frame maker's name:
'Paragon
S. Fox & Co. Ltd'
‘It was in 1848 that Samuel Fox, a wire drawer by trade, started to make solid steel ribs in Stocksbridge, near Sheffield.
Fox was a master wire drawer and it was this skill in the production of fine quality wire that he turned to the production of umbrella ribs.
Samuel Fox continued improving and developing his ribs over the next few years when his son William Henry Fox joined the company around 1913 and, around this time, adopted the trademark 'Paragon'.’
The shaft ends in an original metal ferrule.
A stylish umbrella, suitable for a dog lover or for use.
Measurements:
Length - 80cm
Diameter of handle - 4.0cm
Diameter of upper shaft - 1.8cm
Diameter of lower shaft - 1.2
Diameter of canopy - 89cm
Weight - 359g
Very good condition, canopy has a few pinholes.
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SKU: G187376994002
£185.00Price
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