Comments on: Is This Umbrella Fixable?

Question: Is This Umbrella Fixable?

lychee — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:25:28 -0800

I bent my ~~Wookie~~ umbrella! (More has found shelter from the rain inside.)

I just opened the package of a vintage umbrella I got on eBay. It's pretty obvious the umbrella was damaged during shipping; the pole is bent at nearly a 45 degree angle! It's a fabulous vintage plastic umbrella, and I would like to keep it, but it's pretty unusable at this point. The pole is metal; the umbrella is probably from the 70s or 80s. The bend is around 2/3rds from the top of the umbrella. Would it be possible for me to hammer the pole back into shape, or should I leave it alone and send it back?

By: sled

sled — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:31:18 -0800

Telescoping tubing is pretty hard to 'bend back.' I've never been able to do it.

Good luck. (In the display case no one might know)

By: lychee

lychee — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:08:07 -0800

All right, I got my (stronger than me) brother to bend the sucker back. It's a bit...wobbly, but now it at least appears to be a normal umbrella, instead of some odd Tetris piece. I emailed the seller advising them to user better packaging materials next time (the package was pretty banged up and appeared reused with lots of tape).