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Slawa Duldig née Horowitz (28 November 1901– 16 August 1975) was an inventor, artist, interior designer, and teacher. [1] In 1928, as Slawa Horowitz, she created a design for an improved compact folding umbrella, which she patented in 1929. [2]
The use of the umbrella or parasol (though not unknown) was uncommon in England during the earlier half of the eighteenth century, as is evident from the comment made by General (then Lieut.-Colonel) James Wolfe, when writing from Paris in 1752; he speaks of the use of umbrellas for protection from the sun and rain and wonders why a similar ...
One of the earliest promoters of umbrella hats, Robert W. Patten, known as the Umbrella Man in Seattle, Washington, and San Jose, California. In December 1880, a patent was taken out on the umbrella hat; patent 250,803. [1] Robert W. Patten claimed that he invented the umbrella hat while he was prospecting in Mexico.
Inventor Mike Haney created the original Mike’s Spike over Easter weekend in 2006 in a North Myrtle Beach condo after his wife Cathy pointed out their umbrella was the only one on the beach ...
Beehler Umbrella Factory or Beehler Umbrella House (1828 to 1975) was an umbrella manufacturing company in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1828 by German immigrant Francis Beehler. It was the first umbrella factory in the United States, and established Baltimore as the umbrella capital of the country. [1] [2] [3] [4]
That same year, actor Jennifer Lawrence outlined why she had also started turning down selfies: “I think that people think that we already are friends because I am famous and they feel like they ...
One Brigg umbrella was to achieve world fame. This was Neville Chamberlain's gentleman's black-silk umbrella with Mallaca cane handle spliced onto a Tonkin cane shaft with a gilt collar that he took with him to Munich for talks with Adolf Hitler in September 1938 and to Rome in January 1939 for his visit to Benito Mussolini. [10]
America Online CEO Stephen M. Case, left, and Time Warner CEO Gerald M. Levin listen to senators' opening statements during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the merger of the two ...