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Description
This antique umbrella features a hand-sculpted retriever head top, complete with its original glass eyes and furnished with a small brass collar.
Both the handle and sliding collar are embossed with the maker:
'Brigg London'
'Brigg London was the UK's top umbrella manufacturer until February 1943, when Swaine & Adeney on Piccadilly and Thomas Brigg & Sons, round the corner at 23 St James's Street decided to join forces. From 1943 until 1990 the company traded as Swaine, Adeney, Brigg & Sons Ltd'
Cane shaft with a metal inner frame and silk nylon canopy
Measurements:
Length - 68.5cm
Diameter of the canopy - 85cm
Length of the dog head front to back - 8.1cm
Diameter of the shaft under the brass collar - 2.1cm
Weight - 345g
