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Quintessentially British

The umbrella was saidto have started either in Egypt or China, and the realpick up with it...

The umbrella was said
to have started either in Egypt or China, and the real
pick up with it came with the invention
of steel as part of the Industrial Revolution

Full Transcript

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The umbrella was said to have started either in Egypt
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or China, and the real pick up with it came
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with the invention of steel as part
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of the Industrial Revolution.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:10
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
Slowly then, umbrellas became popular in London - Quintessentially British 00:07
Slowly then, umbrellas became popular in London
It can make you stand up tall, - Quintessentially British 00:06
It can make you stand up tall,
We've always been taught you must never open - Quintessentially British 00:08
We've always been taught you must never open
Part of the folklore, we say, is where that came from - Quintessentially British 00:10
Part of the folklore, we say, is where that came from
So then they'd be folded up, they'd be wet - Quintessentially British 00:11
So then they'd be folded up, they'd be wet
You go to James Smith now, they've got an enormous - Quintessentially British 00:08
You go to James Smith now, they've got an enormous
There's a secret part in every Englishman which wants - Quintessentially British 00:06
There's a secret part in every Englishman which wants
The immaculately tailored Savile Row suit, - Quintessentially British 00:09
The immaculately tailored Savile Row suit,
If you've got the money and if you've got the inclination - Quintessentially British 00:11
If you've got the money and if you've got the incl...
They may even give you the cologne that James Bond wore. - Quintessentially British 00:06
They may even give you the cologne that James Bond wore.
It's a flagship store, this has been here 100 years. - Quintessentially British 00:06
It's a flagship store, this has been here 100 years.
Open the door in the morning and your body - Quintessentially British 00:06
Open the door in the morning and your body
We always give accessories - Quintessentially British 00:06
We always give accessories
You could miss it if you didn't know what you were - Quintessentially British 00:07
You could miss it if you didn't know what you were
All the famous people that come to us - Quintessentially British 00:05
All the famous people that come to us
They come in, feel very relaxed, - Quintessentially British 00:07
They come in, feel very relaxed,
So even the current Prime Minister - Quintessentially British 00:07
So even the current Prime Minister
We actually don't do his hair anymore, - Quintessentially British 00:06
We actually don't do his hair anymore,
I love looking at gardens, sitting in gardens, - Quintessentially British 00:07
I love looking at gardens, sitting in gardens,
Sir Edmund Loder that classic example - Quintessentially British 00:12
Sir Edmund Loder that classic example