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Winston Salem natives and brothers, Dane and Scott Barnes and their friend Alex Slater aimed to eliminate when they created the Shibumi Shade prototype in 2015. They began selling the shade in 2016. Because it works with the wind and not against it, it avoids the same kind of danger of umbrellas on the beach experience getting picked up by high winds.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 10, October 2020,
p8-9
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9302
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The umbrella, owned by monarchs and kings in the 12th century B.C., was the first symbol of status. Made of leather and expensive, umbrellas disappeared until the 17th century when it was made with lighter cloth. It was used first by writers and university professors in New England and by doctors in the South.\r\n
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