Barbers Collection (page 2)

Three rabbits having a trim on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two turkeys and a goose on a Christmas card
Two turkeys and a goose at the wolf hairdressers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Uncle Lubin, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Uncle Lubins Holiday, illustration by William Heath Robinson (1940s, unfinished) -- It was a tumbledown kind of place. Uncle Lubin decides that he needs a haircut before his family holiday

Hairdressers Strike, 1919
A motor cycle and sidecar on duty outside the picket line at the Assistants headquarters during the Hairdressers Strike at the end of the First World War

Barber and two passing gentlemen having a chat
The local barber having a chat outside the barbers with the local bakery delivery man and another local younger lad. They are photographed in The Horsefair, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. England

Street barbers, Egypt
Street barbers at work, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Street barbers at work, China. Date: circa 1890

Dervishes, Barber, Water Carriers, Fishmonger, Istanbul
Mevlevi Dervishes, Barber, Water Carriers, Fishmonger, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1895

Phil May in Holloway Prison - having his hair cut for free
Hilarious cartoon by Phil May, showing the caricaturist in Holloway Prison - having his hair cut for free! The reason for his incarceration was non-payment of his barbers bill!!! Date: circa 1890

Hausa Barber, Nigerian - fringe benefits... Date: circa 1930s

Market Reports Illustrated - Hares - Moderate Supply
Market Reports Illustrated - " Hares - Only a very moderate supply!" A barber ponders the task ahead (get it?) as he is faced with an elderly gentleman who happen to be rather follicularly

Barber / Miss Block
Miss Block the Barbers Daughter, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

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