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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. His original hat also included a mosquito net attached to the canopy. Patten moved to Seattle in the 1890s and was dubbed the Umbrella Man.
While prospecting in Mexico, he devised his signature hat with an umbrella mounted atop and mosquito netting tucked within. Coming to Seattle in 1890, Patten told many colorful tales of early life. He claimed that he was born in 1811, ran away from home at age nine, was adopted by Winnebago Chief Big John, and romanced the chief's daughter.
Papal tiara – a hat traditionally worn by the Pope, which has been abandoned in recent decades, in favor of the mitre; Top hat, also stovepipe hat, chimney pot hat, lum hat, or (in collapsible form) gibus; Tricorne; Trilby, sometimes (incorrectly) called "fedora" Wideawake hat; Umbrella hat
A hard felt hat with a rounded crown created in 1850 by Lock's of St James's, the hatters to Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, for his servants. More commonly known as a Derby in the United States. [19] Breton: A woman's hat with round crown and deep brim turned upwards all the way round. Said to be based on hats worn by Breton agricultural ...
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National Umbrella Day is held on 10 February each year around the world. [44] The pocket (foldable) umbrella was invented in Uraiújfalu by the Balogh brothers, whose patent request was admitted in 1923 by the Royal Notary Public of Szombathely. Later on their patent was also approved in Austria, Germany, Belgium, France, Poland, Great Britain ...
A popular beach umbrella anchor was invented in South Carolina and has been sold across the east coast. Here’s the story behind it.
Lightning rod umbrella. Lightning rod fashion was a fad in late eighteenth-century Europe after the lightning rod, invented by Benjamin Franklin, was introduced. [1] [2] Lightning rod hats for ladies and lightning umbrellas for gentlemen were most popular in France, especially in Paris. The concept that inspired the fashion was that a lightning ...