You may already know that umbrellas have been around for thousands of years in one form or another, but did you know these interesting umbrella facts?

• John Wilkes Booth asked President Lincoln for a few bucks to buy an umbrella in 1864
• The history of cocktail or tiki umbrellas is unclear, but started in the early 20th century
• It took thousands of years of making umbrellas before the folding umbrella was created in 1928
• There’s an umbrella cover museum on an island off the Maine coast
• The market for umbrellas in the U.S. is around $350 million/year

Want more facts? Well, there’s more over at The Atlantic in their article 11 Interesting things about the umbrella.

I wonder if there are any facts on how many umbrellas get left-behind on the subway or in restaurants and stores?  Anyway, if you’re in search of custom promotional umbrellas give us a shout.