Help me choose a vintage umbrella (picture included)

[Darhling]

# 4 or #5.

 

[scotrace]

Coulda Gotten a Whangee.

 

[Brian Sheridan]

Coulda Gotten a Whangee.

Don't think I didn't try. The seller had one for auction and it went for $150 plus $20 shipping. If I paid that for it, I'd be afraid to take it anywhere with me.

New Fox ones are nearly $300. I refuse to pay that for an umbrella unless it has guarantee that I can fly like Mary Poppins with it.

 

[scotrace]

I refuse to pay that for an umbrella unless it has guarantee that I can fly like Mary Poppins with it.

You could get your investment back fast selling tickets to see that. lol

You got a great umbrella. I've never been so lucky as to come across just the right thing in my price range.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

James Smith & Sons (of New Oxford Street, WC1) make a great whangee. They start at £75 - this is the one i got - and go up from there. Mine is 2 years old and counting, is used regularly, and shows no signs of wearing out any time soon. The frontage is original, as are their cabinets inside. I will no doubt need to use a cane (for walking; bad knees, don't play rugby in youth. Bad idea.) within the next 5 years and this is the place for me.

It's funny, there's a horrid tourist shop just across the road with a prominent display of fluorescent plastic brollies. I guess if you get scared by the prices in Smith's, you just head across the road for "something just as good" lol lol .

bk

 

[Brian Sheridan]

James Smith & Sons (of New Oxford Street, WC1) make a great whangee. They start at £75 - this is the one i got - and go up from there. Mine is 2 years old and counting, is used regularly, and shows no signs of wearing out any time soon. The frontage is original, as are their cabinets inside. I will no doubt need to use a cane (for walking; bad knees, don't play rugby in youth. Bad idea.) within the next 5 years and this is the place for me.

It's funny, there's a horrid tourist shop just across the road with a prominent display of fluorescent plastic brollies. I guess if you get scared by the prices in Smith's, you just head across the road for "something just as good" lol lol .

bk

I have read about that place with awe. When I make it to London, it is definitely on my list of places to visit!

 

[zetwal]

Assuming good quality and a respectable appearance, I think the way that an umbrella feels in your hand is at least as important as how it looks. The shape of the handle and weight will effect how comfortable it is to use, so too the size and shape of the canopy, and the length handle to crown, etc.

Size isn't a question of looks alone. It's also a question of functionality. I'm of small stature but prefer really good coverage. I also enjoy arm in arm walks in the rain.

I myself don't think a couple hundred bucks is too much to spend for a well made and highly functional umbrella. A superior one could cost even more.

 

[Tomasso]

Size isn't a question of looks alone. It's also a question of functionality. I'm of small stature but prefer really good coverage. I also enjoy arm in arm walks in the rain.

What size canopy are you talking about? You won't find anything larger than 27" in this type of brolly.

 

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