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James Ince and Sons

Says it began 1805Where Bethnal Green, LondonNames James Ince, Geoffrey Ince, Richard James Ince

Folding AOAC Umbrella - Straight Beechwood Handle
Folding AOAC Umbrella - Straight Beechwood Handle, photographed by James Ince and Sons.

For 215 years the Ince family have been crafting umbrellas for the home and overseas markets; making us the oldest umbrella maker and manufacturer in the UK. [1805:] An early date for members of the Ince family selling and repairing handmade umbrellas and parasols; predominately in the London and Suffolk markets.

Quoted from inceumbrellas.co.uk, in James Ince and Sons's own words. We have not edited it and we do not vouch for it.

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