This black umbrella features a partridge wood crook handle featuring a decoratively engraved silver end hallmarked for:
'London 1889'
There is a maker's mark:
'H.C.K'
For the London stick mounter:
'Henry Charles Kerly'

There is also an engraved silver collar.

The metal frame holds a black nylon canopy with a label:
'St Michael 100% Nylon Polyamide
Made in the UK
CA01286'

 'The UK company Marks and Spencer made its reputation until the 1990s with a policy of selling 99% British-made goods. It entered into long-term relationships with British manufacturers, and sold clothes under the St Michael brand, after Michael Marks, which was introduced in 1928, and extended to food in 1941, replacing all other brands by 1956. Marks & Spencers continues to trade internationally to this day.'
 
There is a metal shaft that ends in a cane section with a metal ferrule.

An elegant & attractive umbrella perfect for use or a collector.

Measurements:
Length - 86.0cm
Diameter of the handle - 11.8cm
Diameter of the shaft - 0.8cm
Diameter of the canopy - 104cm
Weight - 400g
 
Good condition with an intact professionally replaced canopy. Some wear to silver & collar.
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