Umlando wesambulela semvula empeleni awuqali ngendaba yesambulela semvula nhlobo. Kunalokho, isambulela semvula sanamuhla saqala ukusetshenziswa hhayi ukuvikela esimweni sezulu esimanzi, kodwa ilanga. Ngaphandle kokulandisa okuthile eShayina lasendulo, isambulela semvula saqala njenge-parasol (igama elivame ukusetshenziswa kakhulu emthunzini welanga) futhi kubhalwe ukuthi sasisetshenziswa ezindaweni ezifana neRoma lasendulo, iGrisi lasendulo, iGibhithe lasendulo, iMpumalanga Ephakathi kanye neNdiya kusukela ngekhulu lesi-4 BC Yiqiniso lezi zinguqulo zakudala zesambulela semvula sanamuhla zaklanywa futhi zakhiwa ngezinto ezihlukene kakhulu njengezimpaphe, amaqabunga noma isikhumba, kodwa isimo sekhava sifana kakhulu nemikhiqizo ebonwa namuhla.
Ezimweni eziningi isithunzi selanga noma i-parasol yayisetshenziswa kakhulu ngabesifazane ezikhathini zasendulo, kodwa amalungu obukhosi, abefundisi kanye nezinye izikhulu zivame ukuboniswa emidwebweni yasendulo enalezi zinto ezandulela izambulela zemvula zanamuhla. Kwahamba ibanga elide kwezinye izimo kangangokuthi amakhosi ayezomemezela ukuthi izikhonzi zawo zivunyelwe yini ukusebenzisa i-parasol, enikeza lolu dumo kuphela kubasizi bakhe abathanda kakhulu.
Kusukela kwezazi-mlando eziningi, kubonakala sengathi ukusetshenziswa okuvame kakhulu kwesambulela semvula (okungukuthi ukuzivikela emvuleni) akuzange kufike ngekhulu le-17 (kanye nokulandisa okuthile okuvela ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-16) emazweni akhethiwe aseYurophu, kanye namaNtaliyane, amaFulentshi namaNgisi ehamba phambili. Ama-canopy esambulela ngawo-1600 ayelukiwe ngesilika, okwakunikeza ukumelana okulinganiselwe kwamanzi uma kuqhathaniswa nama-ambulela emvula anamuhla, kodwa isimo se-canopy esihlukile asizange sishintshe kusukela emiklamo yokuqala ebhalwe phansi. Ngisho nasekupheleni kwawo-1600 nokho, ama-ambulela emvula ayesabhekwa njengomkhiqizo wabesifazane abavelele kuphela, kanti amadoda abhekene nokuhlekwa usulu uma ebonakala enawo.
Maphakathi nekhulu le-18, isambulela semvula saqala ukuba yinto evamile kwabesifazane, kodwa kwaze kwaba yilapho indoda yaseNgilandi uJonas Hanway isungula futhi iphatha isambulela semvula emigwaqweni yaseLondon ngo-1750 lapho amadoda aqala ukuqaphela khona. Nakuba ayehlekwa usulu ekuqaleni, uHanway wayephatha isambulela semvula yonke indawo ayeya kuyo, futhi ngasekupheleni kwawo-1700, isambulela semvula saba yinto evamile phakathi kwabesilisa nabesifazane. Eqinisweni, ngasekupheleni kwawo-1700 nasekuqaleni kwawo-1800, “iHanway” yashintsha yaba elinye igama lesambulela semvula.
Ngawo-1800 kuze kube manje, izinto ezisetshenziswa ukwenza izambulela zemvula ziye zashintsha, kodwa isimo esifanayo esiyisisekelo somphezulu sisekhona. Amathambo emikhomo athathelwe indawo ngokhuni, kwabe sekuba yinsimbi, i-aluminium futhi manje sekuyi-fiberglass ukuze kwenziwe umgodi nezimbambo, kanti izindwangu ze-nylon eziphathwe kahle zanamuhla zithathelwe indawo usilika, amaqabunga nezimpaphe njengendlela yokumelana nesimo sezulu.
Kwa-Ovida Umbrella, izambulela zethu zemvula zithatha umklamo wendabuko we-canopy kusukela ngo-1998 futhi ziwuhlanganisa nobuchwepheshe besimanje obuhle kakhulu, indwangu yethu kanye nomklamo nombala wemfashini ukuze senze isambulela semvula esisezingeni eliphezulu nesinesitayela sabesilisa nabesifazane banamuhla. Sithemba ukuthi niyawujabulela uhlobo lwethu lwesambulela semvula njengoba nathi sikujabulela ukusenza!
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Crawford, TS Umlando Wesambulela. I-Taplinger Publishing, 1970.
UStacey, uBrenda. Ukuphakama Nokwehla Kwezambulela. U-Alan Sutton Publishing, 1991.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Juni-13-2022