This tan umbrella features a malacca crook handle with a gold-plated collar hallmarked:
'9Ct RG'
Indicating that the collar is made of 9 carat rolled gold.
There is a maker's mark:
'MP'
The collar is vacant & suitable for engraving.
Below the collar is an original ball tassel in matching tan cord.
The metal frame holds a tan nylon canopy, the umbrella also has a matching nylon tan cover. Two of the metal spokes have maker's stamps:
'FD Watling'
And:
'Paragon
S. Fox & Co Ltd
Made in England'For the renowned makers of umbrellas:
'Fox Umbrellas 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'.’
There is also a sticker with:
'Paragon'
and the company's fox symbol.
The canopy has a name tag attached with the name:
'Gamon'
There is a brown metal shaft that ends in the original metal ferrule.
A stylish & attractive umbrella perfect for use or a collector.
Measurements:
Length - 88.0cm
Diameter of the handle - 14.5cm
Diameter of the shaft - 0.7cm
Diameter of the canopy - 85cm
Weight - 328g
Very good condition with an intact canopy - a few light stains to canopy.
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SKU: G176788707712
£110.00Price
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