This black umbrella features a malacca crook handle with a gold-plated collar hallmarked:
'18 Ct GP' 
Indicating that the collar is plated with 18 carat gold.
There is a maker's mark:
'W.E'

The collar is engraved with the initials of the original owner:
'JBL'

The metal frame holds a black nylon canopy. One of the metal spokes has a maker's name:
'Paragon Patent No 470708
S. Fox & Co Ltd
Made in England'​
For the renowned makers of umbrellas: 
'Fox Umbrellas Ltd.' 
‘It was in 1848 that Samuel Fox, a wire drawer by trade, started to make solid steel ribs in Stocksbridge, near Sheffield.
Fox was a master wire drawer and it was this skill in the production of fine-quality wire that he turned to the production of umbrella ribs.
Samuel Fox continued improving and developing his ribs over the next few years when his son William Henry Fox joined the company around 1913 and around this time adopted the trademark 'Paragon'.’

There is also a sticker with:
'Paragon'
and the company's fox symbol.

There is a metal shaft that ends in the original metal ferrule.

A stylish & attractive umbrella perfect for use or a collector.

Measurements:
Length - 91.0cm
Diameter of the handle - 12.9cm
Diameter of the shaft - 0.7cm
Diameter of the canopy - 102cm
Weight - 456g
 
Good condition with an intact canopy - a few light stains to canopy.
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