Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Victorian Umbrellas

Some lovely Victorian umbrellas for you today

An umbrella is also referred to as a parasol.  In 1902 London's The Daily Mirror published an article instructing women on how to protect themselves against ruffians with their umbrella or parasol.  In March of this year it was revealed that French President Sarkozy has an armor plated umbrella to protect him from potential attackers.  And in 1978 a Bulgarian dissident writer was killed after being injected with ricin from a modified umbrella.  Oh my.






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Enjoy these lovely embrellas!