Woman's Umbrella

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Follmer, Clogg & Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Follmer, Clogg & Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Name/Title

Woman's Umbrella

Entry/Object ID

CW 474

Description

Umbrella. Woman's Umbrella. Black silk umbrella; gold band; ivory top; carved dragon. Umbrella was owned by the donor's aunt, Miss Amanda Shannon. Label: "Magic Folding Umbrella / Follmer Clogg & Co, Makers" Excellent condition. Circa 1900. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Label/Inscription/Signature

Notes

Label: "Magic Folding Umbrella / Follmer Clogg & Co, Makers"

Provenance

Notes

Follmer, Clogg and Company Umbrella Factory, also known as Van Sciver Building, is a historic factory building located at [254-260 West King Street] Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built between about 1880 and 1905, and is a "U"-shaped, brick complex measuring approximately 144 feet by 250 feet. It housed Follmer, Clogg and Company, a manufacturer of umbrellas and parachutes, until the 1940s. In 1944, it was acquired by the Van Sciver Furniture Company and housed a furniture store, warehouse, and repair shop until 1982.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] (Source: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follmer,_Clogg_and_Company_Umbrella_Factory)