Umbrellas: Their History in Minutes

Umbrellas: Their History in Minutes

Did you know? The word umbrella derives from the Latin word "umbra," meaning shade or shadow. "The collapsible and internally supported umbrella is commonly credited as being invented during Cao Wei in ancient China, roughly 1,700 years ago." "Captain James Cook, in one of his voyages, saw some of the natives of the South Pacific Islands, with umbrellas made of palm-leaves." These and other tidbits can be found on the extensive Wikipedia umbrella page.