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Sunday, June 12, 2016

BARBERS & HAIRDRESSERS of the past

Barbers in 1300s Europe were city gate-keepers because they could recognize diseases
barbers in 1300s Europe were also city gate-keepers because they could recognize diseases
       
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Andrea Mantegna 1400s Samson and Delilah
Andrea Mantegna, 1400s ... Samson and Delilah
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1500s barber scissors, large photograph
hair-cutting scissors were considered doctor's tools,  although number 8 is just silly
 
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1600s Barber tools, large photograph
these 1600s barber tools each had some purpose
 
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Commercial human hair 1884, an illustrated advertisement
human hair was in demand commercially in 1875 for wigs,  belts,  necklaces and rings
 
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human hair products 1885, belts chains accessories
human  "Hair Chains"  from an 1885 catalog ... this seems odd to us now
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silver dollars set into the barbershop marble floor in 1889
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a Charles Keene illustration, a man is uncomfortable at his barber
a Charles Keene illustration       see full size
   
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an 1898 mustache curler in an illustrated advertisement
a mustache curler, 1898?
    
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1900 mens hairstyles, The Saratoga, photograph
the "Saratoga"  hairstyle ... the hair is parted from front to back 
     
1900 mens hairstyles, The Half Shingle, photograph
1900 hair styles:  "The Curly 1/2 Shingle"
  
1900 mens hairstyles, The Half Shingle, photograph
1900
 
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Adolf Reinheimer, barbers & hairstylists
Adolf Reinheimer
 
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1903 Rose cosmetics, a package of 12
1903 ... barbers and hairstylists sold extra products       see full size
 
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1903 Quinine shampoo liquor, barber supplies
1903  "Quinine Shampoo Liquor"
 
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1903 Military Cosmetic For men
1903 "Military" cosmetic for men
 
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  a 1907 German barber shop in the new Secession design style
 
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1916 childs haircutting chair illustration a child's chair from a 1916 barber supply catalog
 
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a barber chair for children 1918, a little automobile
a hydraulic barber chair for children,  1918?       see full size
 
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a hydraulic barber chair for children, a horse
another hydraulic barber chair for children       see full size
 
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1919 hair salon illustration
a 1919 salon hair-dryer likely had an asbestos lining inside,  as this
was common practice until the 1960s or 1970s       see full size
 
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A 1919 barber's Violet Ray device from a catalog
a 1919 barber's Violet Ray for the scalp       see full size
 
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1919? barber neck bibs
1919 barber neck bibs       see full size
  
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a Rea Irvin illustration for The New Yorker 1937, a barbershop
a Rea Irvin illustration for The New Yorker,  1937
    
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a 1941 barber's lather mixer, Barsope Deluxe
a 1941 barber's lather mixer       see full size
     
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1941 hair salon dryer
a 1941 hair salon dryer       see full size
  
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A beauty shop 1942 hair dryer, large photograph
a 1942 hair dryer with an ashtray ... many workplaces had ashtrays
until at least the early 1980s
 
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1960s hair salon, color photograph
a 1960s women's hair salon would be an
experience in itself,  and that's something you could
say about the whole decade ... if we add to that the
tedium of everyday life,  we get the general ambiance 
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1960 space divider with screens and starbursts
from a 1960 hairdressing salon supply catalog,
  a metal space divider with screens & starbursts
 
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A 1960 metal and glass space divider illustration
a 1960 metal and glass space divider between us and the past