Very Rare Vintage Warden Brooks LTD
Horoscope Umbrella
By
"Warden Brooks Ltd. New York" Dated around 1970’s
There is a lot of history in this 49 year old umbrella…From Bell Telephone
Nice adornment for that café, bar, shop, telephone store etc...
Each zodiac sign had a telephone number below the image.
The umbrella is full of phone numbers that were active in the 1970’s. Each number
you dialed gave you an up-dated horoscope. Ex: 936-5757 would be Libra,
936-6262 would be Pisces and so on…..See photo
New York Telephone Company and AT&T were among the first
clients of Warden Brooks
It measures about 42” in diameter and is 34 ½” tall. It has a snap for keeping it closed
a tiny slit about ¼” on one of the ribs. The top of the umbrella is missing its cap.
The fabric has normal light wear.