Umbrella

Invention

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History
Parasols first appeared in ancient Egypt over 3 thousand years ago. Created to protect nobility and royalty from sunlight

China

Sep 25, 1100

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11th century BC China, where first leather umbrellas started being sold at a very high price and used only by nobility and royalty

Europe

Sep 25, 1700

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The early European umbrellas were made of wood or whalebone and covered with alpaca or oiled canvas. The artisans made the curved handles for the umbrellas out of hard woods like ebony, and were well paid for their efforts

Populrization

Sep 25, 1750

At first it was considered only an accessory suitable for women. Then the Persian traveler and writer, Jonas Hanway (1712-86), carried and used an umbrella publicly in England for thirty years, he popularized umbrella use among men
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Patent

Sep 25, 1786

historyJohn Beale registered the first a patent in 1786 with the idea of a circular coned canopy supported by ribs attached to a central shaft.

"U" shaped Paragon steel rib

Sep 25, 1852

historyInvention by Samuel Fox in 1852 of the "U" shaped Paragon steel rib, which is still used today, that revolutionised the umbrella.

PVC

Sep 25, 1947

history In the 1947 the PVC transparent umbrella was invented

Folding

Sep 25, 1950

historyThe need for more practical umbrellas became greater and by the 1950’s the telescopic folding umbrella heralded the way.

Nylon

Sep 25, 1955

history1950’s Nylon canopies started to replace oiled cotton canvas and the new stronger material was an immediate success.

Steel ribs

Sep 25, 2013

In 1852, Samuel Fox invented the steel ribbed umbrella design.