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Barbershops

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  • A barber shaving a man in his shop in 1825. Wood engraving after F. Barnard, 1875.
  • A barber's and wig-maker's establishment, above; shaving bowls, flasks and razors, below. Engraving by R. Bénard after J.R. Lucotte, 1762.
  • Labourers being shaved in a barber's shop on a Saturday evening. Etching by Thomas Jones after himself after C. Dibdin.
  • A barber's shop. Coloured etching after W.H. Bunbury.
  • A barber shaving a man in his shop; another man looks on. Woodcut.
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    A barber is asked to shave a man who has no facial hair. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

    Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882. | Date: 1844 | Reference: 30634i
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    A barber who is also an artist neglects a seated customer whom he was shaving, in order to discuss one of his paintings with a potential purchaser. Photogravure, 1882, after F.A. Grison.

    Grison, François-Adolphe, 1845- | Date: 6 April 1882 | Reference: 30183i
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    A barber's shop near Lincoln's Inn, London: a man answering an advertisement for the barber's assistant points to the advertisement in The times newspaper. Wood engraving by H.K. Browne (Phiz), 1865.

    Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882. | Date: 1865 | Reference: 29473i
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    A barber dressing a man's hair in a barber's shop at Richmond, Virginia; another man reads 'The New York Herald' while he awaits his turn. Wood engraving after E. Crowe.

    Crowe, Eyre, 1824-1910. | Date: [1861] | Reference: 29959i
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    A barber shaving a disgruntled man. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury.

    Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811. | Reference: 30121i
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