Where do you get umbrellas fixed??

loracan1

I saw this thread the other day...and saw this tonight.

(just in case anyone finds this thread again)



(...which they obviously will once I've bumped it)

a-l-l-e-r-b-m-u

JADERH1 wrote: »

Express Umbrella Repairs
56 Parkstone Avenue
Whitefield
Greater Manchester M45 7QH

Telephone 0161 766 3501. No website.

I was looking for someone to repair an antique umbrella and guess which thread came up first :T

Thanks for this, i'll call them tomorrow and report back.

looks like another bump for this classic thread :money:

James_N

loracan1 wrote: »

I saw this thread the other day...and saw this tonight.

(just in case anyone finds this thread again)



(...which they obviously will once I've bumped it)

http://www.instructables.com/

especially

http://www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/channel-reuse/

means I will now fall WAY behind on the useless junk clearance project.

MX5huggy

vikingaero wrote: »

Thanks Avantra. But where does one buy spare umbrella ribs from?

To keep to the theme of answering ancient questions that book is

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Readers-Digest-REPAIR-Complete-Maintenance/dp/0949819336

Dadstheman

phill99 wrote: »

For christs sake. This original post was made in June 2007. That's five years ago. Do you really think the OP has been waiting on a post 5 years later to advise where to send his umbrella? Good lord.

Gosh, here's a thought - maybe other people need similar information and come here looking at a later date?

bayla_2

JADERH1 wrote: »

Nearly 30 years ago I had an umbrella repaired in Manchester. The man who mended had letters addressed to him "The Umbrella Man, Manchester" stuck up on the wall of his shop, although that wasn't the name of his business. I've just done a google search for "umbrella repairs Manchester" and came up with this, not sure if it's the same company but here's hoping:

Express Umbrella Repairs
56 Parkstone Avenue
Whitefield
Greater Manchester M45 7QH



Fingers crossed this helps!

Just want to let anyone know who comes across this thread that Manchester's Umbrella Man - Eric Hibbert (and my dear father-in-law) - passed away one week ago. He was nearly 84 and repairing expensive & antique umbrellas up to the week before he died!

He received umbrellas from all over the country - as far as we know, he was unique! We don't believe there is anyone else still providing such a service.

avantra

Thank you Bayla for letting us know and may he rest in peace, I hope there will be someone to pick up this dying art otherwise all these broken brollies will be dumped which is not a good thing in my book.

LandyAndy

a-l-l-e-r-b-m-u wrote: »

I was looking for someone to repair an antique umbrella and guess which thread came up first :T

Thanks for this, i'll call them tomorrow and report back.

looks like another bump for this classic thread :money:

You never did though, did you?