Coalville Times | 1900-06-01 | Page 7 | Tent Built like an Umbrella

Tent lltilll I Ike an I'mWIIa. All Indian tepco, with Its lodge pole. In tho rourto ot Us evolution In patting pat-ting through tho handt ot a modern Inventor, hat become transformed Into In-to tn umbrella tent. Tho main original orig-inal feature nro nil there; tho central cen-tral pole, the supporting tldo poles, and tbo cattvns cover. Thcro Is this difference, however, that tho modern Inventor's tent folds up conveniently when camp Is to be struck, whllo the Indian's and even tho modern army lent nro not nearly to convenient!) tet up and taken down. Duncan . Downs of WiHt Superior, wbota unique tent Is Illustrated here, conceived the ' Idea of building a tent for hunters, . campers or army use, exactly on the j plan of a hugo umbrella Two sliding collars, controlled by ropes nnd pul- leys, serve to open nnd close the tent, Tho upper collar It adjuttablo at any point to permit changing the height I of tho tent as desired; the lower col- lar controls tbo extension ot tbo ribs. This tent when folded, shut up or closed ready for transportation, consists con-sists simply ot the central stick with tho canvas rolled about It, In true umbrella um-brella fashion.