Friday 19 October 2007

PhotoHunter: practical


Here we have the most practical of things, an umbrella. But this is an especially practical umbrella.


Note the handle which opens out to reveal a wide leather strap which provides a seat when you are tired.

And the tip has a metal plate to stop it from sinking into the earth while you are resting on the seat.

What you do if you want to sit down while it is raining isn't in the instruction manual :)

"It is not for nothing, either, that the umbrella has become the very foremost badge of modern civilization--the Urim and Thummim of respectability. . . . ." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson in Philosophy of Umbrellas

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36 comments:

  1. Oh my that is so practical and that seat idea is brilliant!!

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  2. Very practical indeed. The umbrella is perfect for England! Happy weekend

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  3. wow...I have never seen an umbrella like that. certainly practical!

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  4. Wow, that's nifty!! Neat idea someone thought of. =)

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  5. wow, what a very practical item!!

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  6. It sounds eminently practical but do you ever use it?

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  7. That is very cool=--we have canes like that, that open up into stools.

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  8. That is also very unique. I've never seen one like it. Thanks for sharing.

    :-) Susan

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  9. That's a brilliant and practical thing to have. Great choice.

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  10. Great choice! What a terrific umbrella! I have an umbrella in my car... I don't think I've ever used it...

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  11. how cool! That would be great at a parade.

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  12. woh! where I can buy one like that?


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  13. Love this choice for our theme. So clever & so practical. Nice job.

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  14. That is a very practical umbrella! Very cool. :) What a neat seat it turns into. :)

    My practical photos.

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  15. I loved this from the first site, thanks for sharing!

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  16. That is the most practical umbrella I have ever seen!

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  17. Wah... this is so speacial. I have not seen such an umbrella-cum-chair. It's so unique. Thanks for sharing.

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  18. what a neat idea! i could sure use one like that.

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  19. now that's a great find! very practical...think i need one! where can i get that? :)

    happy weekend! :)

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  20. Ha! Ha! I had never seen a such umbrella! It is very practical, only if the rain stops to fall!
    Happy weekend!

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  21. Great item - wow who comes up with these things, although does that mean you would be sitting in the rain?
    Have a great weekend :)

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  22. That would be an ombrella for me !! at least I wouldn't forget it somewhere if I can also sit on it, lol ! I have an amazing consume of ombrellas because I leave them everywhere !

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  23. Thats a practical umbrella. I've never heard of such a thing. Neat idea.

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  24. Extremely practical!

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  25. Wow - never seen anything like that before. Very practical indeed.

    Happy Weekend.

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  26. Very practical indeed. I think I saw one of those in a store for pick nick equipment in London in Basewater road. I bought a hip bottle though :-)

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  27. Very practical! But it looks like you'd need to have a pretty tiny butt! ;-)
    Photo Hunters

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  28. Very practical and unique design. Have a wonderful weekend filled with love and laughter!

    Mine are up.

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  29. Wow! I'm impressed over that umbrella! It looks real solid too! I wanna have one like that for my butt when it becomes fat from all the sitting in front of the computer! *giggles*

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  30. That is so cool! I have never seen anything like that before. Have a great weekend.

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  31. That's a great practical item. I need one! Have a wonderful weekend.

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  32. A seat as well as a brollie! very practical.
    Sara from farmingfriends

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  33. That is very practical and I like the shots. The most ordinary things can make the best photographs.

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  34. That's very practical indeed!!! I use my umbrella to protect me from the sun too :)

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