An -umbrella, said to be the largeßt in the world, has been made by Messrs Wilson, Mutheson and Co., Glasgow, for the use of a West African king, The umbrella, which can be closed in the usual manner, is 21ft in diameter, and is affixed to a polished mahogany staff of the same length. The canopy is made of Indian straw, lined with cardinal and white, has a score of straw tassels., and a border of crimson satin. On the top is a pine-shaped straw ornament, which terminates in a gilded cone. When in use the umbrella will be fixed in the ground, and under its shelter the potentate will be able to entertain about thirty guests to dinner.
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Evening Star, Issue 7655, 4 July 1888, Page 4
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