This antique umbrella has a rosewood crook handle with a silver collar hallmarked for:
'London 1910'
There is a maker's mark:
'J.H'
For the renowned walking stick manufacturer:
‘Jonathan Howell’
Walking stick maker for:
‘Henry Howell & Co.’
'Henry Howell & Co walking sticks were founded in 1832 and were originally based at 76 Aldersgate, London. In its time, the cane manufacturer known as Henry Howell & Company, London, England, was the largest and one of the world’s most prestigious makers of fine walking sticks.'
The collar is engraved with a presentation:
'G.J. McGregor
Royston
Penicuik
28.10.12'
'Royston is a town and civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England.
Pencuik is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the North Esk River.'
Metal shaft & frame that holds a black nylon canopy.
The shaft ends in a cane section with an original metal ferrule. One of the spokes is stamped with the frame maker's name:
'Opos
S. Fox & Co. Limited'
‘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'.’
A smart & practical umbrella, suitable for use or a collector.
Measurements:
Length - 92.5cm
Diameter of handle - 12.2cm
Diameter of shaft below collar - 1.7cm
Diameter of canopy - 106cm
Weight - 520g
Very good condition with an intact canopy. Light use marks to handle & slight dings to silver.
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SKU: G177233729962
£149.00Price
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