DARK PINK CROOK HANDLE UMBRELLA
Creator(s): Polan Katz (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
Inverted saucer shaped (unfurled) umbrella in dark pink nylon with dark grey accent hem. Brass ferrule, tube, top/bottom springs, tips and tip cap. Ten steel ribs and stretchers. Crooked handle covered in grey leather and exposed beige stitching. Grey leather strap with brass tip loop knotted to the crook handle. Dark pink nylon tie affixed to the cover with snap grommet, the stud end of the snap is black and imprinted with the “PK” logo. The hand-sewn label on the back side of the tie identifies the PK brand, US Patent 2,816,560 and “Touch ‘n Go!” self-closing product line.
- Object name:
- DARK PINK CROOK HANDLE UMBRELLA
- Made from:
- nylon -- brass -- leather
- Made in:
- Baltimore, USA
- Date made:
- ca. 1960-1965
- Size:
- L. 92 cm., 100 cm. arc
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2014.11.11
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973