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Types of Umbrella's

There are many types of umbrella's in use today. Different shapes, sizes & colours. All have more or less the same function:- to protect us from the elements. Umbrella's are usable all year round so they are the perfect purchase as a gift or give-away. They are also a very important advertising tool, add branding to your umbrella it becomes a tool for you...

Golf Umbrella
Black Umbrella
Clear Umbrella
Windproof Umbrella
Ladies Umbrella
Pink Umbrella
Large Umbrella
Beach Umbrella
Rain Umbrella
Automatic Umbrella
Mini Umbrella
Red Umbrella
Green Umbrella
Kids Umbrella
White Umbrella
Clear Umbrella

Bubble Umbrella
Offset Umbrella
Multi-Colour Umbrella
Market Umbrella
Promotional Umbrella
Baton Umbrella
Star Umbrella
Advertising Umbrella
Child Umbrella
Butterfly Umbrella
Commercial Umbrella
Mini Golf Umbrella
Star Umbrella
Cantilever Umbrella
See Through Umbrella
Two Tone Umbrella

Umbrella Defined

Umbrella or Parasol is a canopy designed to protect against rain or sunlight. The term parasol usually referes to an item designed to protect us from the sun, and umbrella referes to a device more suited to protect from the rain. Although now umbrella is used to protect against both.

Umbrella's are almost exclusively hand-held portable devices.Umbrella's can also be held as fashion accessories as well as marketing tools.

The word umbrella is from the latin word umbra. It's meaning is shade or shadow. Brolly is a slang word for umbrella.

As a canopy of state, umbrellas were generally used in southern and eastern Europe and then passed by a natural process from the imperial court into church. Umbrella's are also valuable tools for photographers, both as a prop when photographing subject in inclement weather or with a reflective inside as a diffusion device when umploying artificial lighting, and as a glare shield and shade, most often in portrait situations.

The Golf Umbrella being one of more popular umbrella's today.