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Fox paragon umbrella
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:30 am
by Guest
is this frame a men's or women's umbrella? I've found a 1912 fox paragon umbrella, 35in long, with a straight but fairly (not very) thin handle to look like bamboo, with a silver tip. Men's or women's?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:28 am
by Guest
for your consideration.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:53 pm
by Guest
no opinions?!? The radius of the silk is 22in.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:10 pm
by Guest
With the exception of large sports umbrellas ,straight handles generally represent a typical feature of women's umbrellas.
I think it is a women's umbrella.
Angelo
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:35 pm
by Guest
Anonymous wrote:With the exception of large sports umbrellas ,straight handles generally represent a typical feature of women's umbrellas.
I think it is a women's umbrella.
Angelo
From the
Esquire Encyclopedia, p. 398-99:
“The very nature of the umbrella has prevented any drastic changes in styling. The umbrella handle, however, has managed to display considerable variety: handles have been fashioned of rosewood, Malacca, bamboo, silver, gold, various kinds of horn, and plastic. The so-called crooked handle has been dominant through the years, but some men have shown a preference for straight handle set at a right angle to the shaft of the umbrella, while others have favored a short handle with a knob. A staple feature has been an ornamental metal stud, usually set at the base of the handle.”
I am myself unsure as to gender of the umbrella depicted above, but the presence of a straight handle seems not to settle the question. I suggest the anonymous inquirer should send an e-mail to Fox, and share with us the reply afterwards.
Marcelo
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:38 pm
by Guest
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:57 pm
by Guest
Based only on the proportions but no particular knowledge, that looks like a man's umbrella.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:44 am
by Guest
Women's.
rd
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:47 pm
by Guest
Do you have the diameter of the cane and the top?
NJS
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:37 am
by Guest
e-mail sent to Fox, no reply as yet.
Dia. of the handle is 3/4".
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:05 am
by Guest
Is 3/4" the cane or the silver? Finally, please measure the diameter of the open canopy.
NJS
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:19 pm
by Guest
that's the cane at the handle. The silver is 1 1/4".
The Canopy fabric is 35" measured from the spokes, and 30 1/2 at the narrowest point of the fabric half way between the spokes.
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:04 pm
by Guest
Anonymous wrote:no opinions?!? The radius of the silk is 22in.
Modern Fox gents' umbrellas are on a 25" frame and have a canopy of 37.5" diameter, Your umbrella has a diameter of 44". This, combined with the type of cane on the shaft (thick - not thin partridge cane) and the length (35") all point to its being a gent's umbrella and very fine it looks too.
NJS
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:18 pm
by Guest
Sorry - I missed your further specs above - overall I'd still say a gent's umbrella.
NJS