Template:Did you know nominations/Lightning rod fashion


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The result was: promoted by   HalfGig   talk  11:40, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Lightning rod fashion

 * ... that the Lightning rod fashion (lightning rod umbrella shown) was a trend and fad that took place in the eighteenth century in Europe?
 * Source is Ref #3 - Public discussions of lightning conductors in France also took a more whimsical turn. If buildings could be protected from lightning, then why not people as well? In 1778 it was proposed that hats be equipped with lightning conductors. From a metal ring around the hat, a chain would dangle downward dragging on the ground behind the wearer of this most fashionable contrivance of millinery artistry.
 * Source is Ref #6 - In honor of his great invention, le chapeau paratonnere, or "the lightning rod hat," appeared for ladies complete with trailing chains for "grounding," as did later the paraluie-pararonnerre, a gentleman's umbrella.
 * Source is Ref #9 - In 1778, the fashion of the lightning rod hat for women appeared in Paris.
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Super flumina Babylonis (Nuffel)
 * Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 16:20, 1 March 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Date and length fine. However the hook claim needs an inline cite. QPQ done, no close para. Pic licence fine. You just need to move a source and then I can approve it.  The C of E  God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 10:54, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. Will that work?--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:13, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Much better now. Good to go.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 11:20, 3 March 2017 (UTC)