Creation Date

1910 – 1969

Description

Umbrella: Black cotton umbrella. The umbrella is 28 1/2" long from ferrule to handle. The cover is black cotton. There is a 1/2" wide black grosgrain band around the bottom of the cover. At the bottom of the cover is a 5/8" wide x 5 1/4" long black cotton strip that wraps around the cover. It is fastened to the cover by a black wood? button and there is a black metal ring towards the end of the strip. There is no inside cover. The cover is approximately 23 1/2" long (at a rib) and has an approximately 38" diameter when opened. It has black metal ribs. The tips of the ribs are light brown transparent bakelite? with horizontal grooves. The stick is brown colored metal. The bottom of the stick has a 3 1/4" long and approximately a 1 3/4" diameter rounded light brown and black wood straight handle. The handle is black with a horizontal light brown band towards the top and bottom. The handle bulges out in places and the end is a half sphere shape. The ferrule is 1 1/4" long. The bottom half is black and the top half is light brown transparent bakelite?. The sliding tube that opens the umbrella is black metal. There is a metal clip inside the tube that is pushed in to open the cover. There is a circle of black cotton at the top of the sliding tube below the ribs. On the inside at the top of the umbrella where the ribs meet the black cotton circle has silver printing on it that is difficult to read. Condition - The cover has numerous small white spots, especially in one area. The cover has sections of faded black areas, many which are at the top. The cover has some small holes. The inside of the cover has brown rust stains by parts of the ribs where there is corrosion. The metal stick has areas where the brown color has worn off. The stick, ribs, and the metal ring on the strip that wraps around the cover have corrosion. The lacquer on the wood handle is coming off at the top and bottom. MOLD? - The umbrella may have had mold. There are numerous small white spots. There were a few white sticky web type spots. It was laid out in the basement room by the elevator from 4/6 - 4/12/2010. The outside and slightly inside of the umbrella were vacuumed on 4/12/2010.