Anyone know their umbrellas?

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noir_boudoir

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I'm *finally* getting down to sorting and clearing my belongings in preparation for the final move.

This umbrella has fallen victim to the clear out. It's a 'Paragon' by Samuel Fox Ltd., with a patent number I can type here if needed.

I know Fox produced their new design of Paragons from about the mid nineteenth century onwards, but I have no idea of the date of this one. I assume 30s-50 because of the early plastic and bakelite in the construction, but for a narrower span, I have no clue.

This is quite a deep-shaped brolly, with light steel struts and spokes, a smoothly moving mechanism on a wooden shaft.

I'm pretty sure it's a bakelite handle, or at least part-bakelite, with two opaque layers sandwiching a honey-coloured translucent core. The same honey coloured plastic finishes off the spokes.

<img src="http://gallery.noirboudoir.com/ebay/umbrella.jpg" width=340 border=2>

<img src="http://gallery.noirboudoir.com/ebay/umbrella2.jpg" width=400 border=2>

There are some weaknesses where the covering has been folded when furled. I think it's silk.

<img src="http://gallery.noirboudoir.com/ebay/umbrellaknob.JPG" width=400 border=2>


Any ideas?? :puzzled:
 
i started collecting umbrellas and parasols last year, and have been looking out for a collectors guide - or infact any kind of guide - as so far i have just bought them if they were 'interesting'. or very cheap, lol!
when i saw your post about this i started searching for any other information about dating umbrellas but have drawn a blank as usual, so i too would be interested to hear.
i love the handle, it's fab! ;)
 
well, I'll be happy to pass it on to you, Harriet, if that's you with it on your watch list!

I bought it because of the handle, but I'm really getting to the crunch point of not having any surplus to move with... Out it goes.
 
hey that's not me! although one of them is now.. so i have competition?haha.
i didn't realised you'd listed, i like the spector and shanler dress very much too. and the wiggle sarong affair - i'm sure that will do very well.
think i need to list some more stuff myself as everyone elses i've seen lately is tempting me to spend money!
 
I need to post previews here - I haven't had time so far - hopefully this afternoon before I head London-wards once more (and actually I'm going to be in Yorkshire this weekend - no rest for the...)

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