Scottsdale, Arizona Statuary
Dec 21, 2015 21:12:09 #
Dec 21, 2015 21:25:38 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
rmalarz wrote:
Indian Art Museum
Inventors of the Brolly.
Dec 21, 2015 21:32:32 #
Frank2013 wrote:
Inventors of the Brolly.
Frank, thanks for taking a look. I've never checked that out. I guess it's research time.
--Bob
Followup - In all written records, the oldest reference to a collapsible umbrella dates to the year 21 AD, when Wang Mang (r. 923) had one designed for a ceremonial four-wheeled carriage.
From Wikipedia.
Dec 21, 2015 22:56:18 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
rmalarz wrote:
Frank, thanks for taking a look. I've never checked that out. I guess it's research time.
--Bob
Followup - In all written records, the oldest reference to a collapsible umbrella dates to the year 21 AD, when Wang Mang (r. 923) had one designed for a ceremonial four-wheeled carriage.
From Wikipedia.
--Bob
Followup - In all written records, the oldest reference to a collapsible umbrella dates to the year 21 AD, when Wang Mang (r. 923) had one designed for a ceremonial four-wheeled carriage.
From Wikipedia.
Well Bob I feel terrible.......I was making a Brolly joke. I feel bad about misleading you but at least we are both informed now.
Dec 22, 2015 06:53:10 #
Frank2013 wrote:
Well Bob I feel terrible.......I was making a Brolly joke. I feel bad about misleading you but at least we are both informed now.
Frank, don't worry about it. As you said, we've both learned something. I'll have to keep this in mind in case I'm ever at a boring cocktail party and the appropriate moment arises.
--Bob
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