This umbrella features a whangee bamboo crook handle furnished with a rolled gold collar hallmarked:
'12 CT RG'
Indicating that the collar is 12 carat rolled gold.
There is a maker's mark:
'P.W.'
'Whangee refers to any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos. They are a hardy evergreen plant from Japan, China and the Himalayas whose woody stems were often used to make canes and umbrella handles. The word derives from the Chinese (Mandarin) huáng lí.
It can also refer to a cane made from whangee. Charlie Chaplin’s character, The Little Tramp, is famously known for his whangee cane and John Steed, the dapper secret agent from television’s The Avengers, was known for carrying an umbrella with a whangee handle.' 

The umbrella has a metal shaft with full metal fixings. The frame holds a black nylon canopy.  

A smart & practical umbrella perfect for use or a collector.

Measurements:
Length - 90cm
Diameter of the handle - 17.0cm
Diameter of the canopy - 105cm
Diameter of the shaft - 0.8cm
Weight - 426g
 
Very good condition with intact canopy - professionally replaced canopy & frame.
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