Imbali yesambrela semvula ayiqali ngebali lesambrela semvula kwaphela. Kunoko, isambrela semvula sanamhlanje saqala ukusetyenziswa kungekhona ukuzikhusela kwimozulu emanzi, kodwa elangeni. Ngaphandle kwezinye iingxelo zaseTshayina yamandulo, isambrela semvula saqala njenge-parasol (igama elisetyenziswa kakhulu kwisithunzi selanga) kwaye libhalwe njengelisetyenziswa kwiindawo ezifana neRoma yamandulo, iGrisi yamandulo, iYiputa yamandulo, uMbindi Mpuma kunye neIndiya kwasekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yesi-4 BC Kakade ke ezi nguqulelo zamandulo zesambrela semvula sanamhlanje zayilwa kwaye zakhiwa ngezinto ezahlukeneyo ezifana neentsiba, amagqabi okanye ulusu, kodwa imo yekhanopu ifana kakhulu neemveliso ezibonwayo namhlanje.
Kwiimeko ezininzi i-sunshade okanye i-parasol yayisetyenziswa kakhulu ngabafazi ngamaxesha amandulo, kodwa amalungu obukhosi, abefundisi kunye nezinye izikhulu zidla ngokuboniswa kwimizobo yamandulo enala ma-ambrela emvula anamhlanje. Kwafikelela kwinqanaba lokuba kwezinye iimeko ooKumkani bavakalise ukuba abantu babo bavunyelwe na ukusebenzisa i-parasol, benika olu dumo kuphela kubancedi bakhe abathandayo.
Ngokweembali ezininzi, kubonakala ngathi ukusetyenziswa okuxhaphakileyo kwesambrela semvula (oko kukuthi ukuzikhusela emvuleni) akuzange kufike de kwaba yinkulungwane ye-17 (kunye neengxelo ezithile ezivela ekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-16) kumazwe akhethiweyo aseYurophu, kunye namaTaliyane, amaFrentshi namaNgesi ehamba phambili. Ii-canopies zesambrela zeminyaka yoo-1600 zazilukiwe ngesilika, eyayinika ukumelana kwamanzi okuncinci xa kuthelekiswa nee-ambrela zemvula zanamhlanje, kodwa imo eyahlukileyo ye-canopy ayizange itshintshe kwiindlela zokuqala ezibhaliweyo. Nangona kunjalo, kwanasemva kweminyaka yoo-1600, ii-ambrela zemvula zazisajongwa njengemveliso yabasetyhini ababalaseleyo kuphela, amadoda ejongene nokugculelwa ukuba abonwa enayo.
Phakathi kwinkulungwane ye-18, i-rain ambrela yaqala ukuba yinto eqhelekileyo phakathi kwabasetyhini, kodwa kwaphela de uJonas Hanway waseNgilani wakha waza waphatha i-rain ambrela ezitratweni zaseLondon ngo-1750 apho amadoda aqala ukuqaphela. Nangona wayehlekwa ekuqaleni, uHanway wayephatha i-rain ambrela naphi na apho wayesiya khona, kwaye ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1700, i-rain ambrela yaba yinto eqhelekileyo phakathi kwamadoda nabafazi. Enyanisweni, ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1700 nasekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-1800, “iHanway” yaguquka yaba lelinye igama le-rain ambrela.
Ukutyhubela iminyaka yoo-1800 ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, izinto ezisetyenziselwa ukwenza ii-ambrela zemvula ziye zatshintsha, kodwa isamile ngendlela efanayo. Amathambo e-whale athatyathelwe indawo ngomthi, emva koko ngentsimbi, nge-aluminium kwaye ngoku yi-fiberglass ukwenza i-shaft kunye neembambo, kwaye amalaphu e-nylon alungisiweyo anamhlanje athatyathelwe indawo yisilika, amagqabi kunye neentsiba njengendlela yokumelana nemozulu.
Kwi-Ovida Umbrella, ii-ambrella zethu zemvula zithatha uyilo lwendabuko lwe-canopy oluvela ngo-1998 kwaye ziludibanisa nolona buchwepheshe besakhelo sanamhlanje, ilaphu lethu kunye noyilo kunye nombala wefashoni ukwenza i-ambrela yemvula esemgangathweni ophezulu, enesitayile yamadoda nabafazi banamhlanje. Siyathemba ukuba uyayixabisa inguqulelo yethu ye-ambrela yemvula njengoko nathi siyithanda ukuyenza!
Imithombo:
Crawford, TS Imbali ye-Umbrella. I-Taplinger Publishing, ngo-1970.
UBrenda, uStacey. Amahlandenyuka namahlandenyuka ee-Umbrella. U-Alan Sutton Publishing, ngo-1991.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Juni-13-2022