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Background imageShave Collection: Female Barber Shaving

Female Barber Shaving
A female barber with a Marcel wave hairstyle holds down her client as she gives him a close shave, with a cut-throat razor!

Background imageShave Collection: Gillette Razor Advert

Gillette Razor Advert
Begin early... shave yourself - the Gillette Safety Razor lives up to its name

Background imageShave Collection: Woman Shaving Man

Woman Shaving Man
A female barber or barbers assisitant, probably during World War Two, applies shaving soap to a mans face before his shave

Background imageShave Collection: Barbers shop with Monkeys and Cats

Barbers shop with Monkeys and Cats. Teniers, Abraham (1629-1670). Oil on copper

Background imageShave Collection: Anon McLoughlin. Barber barber shave a pig

Anon McLoughlin. Barber barber shave a pig

Background imageShave Collection: Valet Auto Strop Razor Advertisement

Valet Auto Strop Razor Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for the Valet AutoStrop Safety Razor Co. Ltd, the product sharpens itself before each use for a comfortable shave

Background imageShave Collection: Roman shaving items

Roman shaving items Date: 1925

Background imageShave Collection: Interior of a Turkish Barber's Shop

Interior of a Turkish Barber's Shop Date: 1854

Background imageShave Collection: WW1 Oath of Allegiance - Women's Battalion of Death, Russia

WW1 Oath of Allegiance - Women's Battalion of Death, Russia
Oath of Allegiance taken in Moscow by members of the famous Battalion of Death, composed entirely of Russian women and led by Madame Botchkareva - June 1917

Background imageShave Collection: Comic postcard, Father of twins shaving

Comic postcard, Father of twins shaving Date: 20th century

Background imageShave Collection: c. 1880s Japan - street barbers

c. 1880s Japan - street barbers

Background imageShave Collection: c. 1890 China - Chinese street vendor - barber

c. 1890 China - Chinese street vendor - barber
c.1890 China - Chinese types and trades - street vendor - barber

Background imageShave Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Chin-Chin

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Chin-Chin
The caption on the card is Chin-Chin! The expression has shades of meaning. Probably here it means Well done, perhaps on a successful first shave. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945

Background imageShave Collection: Barber cutting his thumb trying to shave a customer

Barber cutting his thumb trying to shave a customer
Barber cutting his thumb with a razor trying to shave a customer with soft cheeks. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Background imageShave Collection: Man in his sick bed surrounded by doting wife, children

Man in his sick bed surrounded by doting wife, children, and maids. Miseries of Human Life. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Background imageShave Collection: Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron

Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron
English Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay

Background imageShave Collection: Victorian scrap, Barber shaving a soldier

Victorian scrap, Barber shaving a soldier. 19th century

Background imageShave Collection: Humours of West Indian Life, At the Barber s

Humours of West Indian Life, At the Barber s. 1892

Background imageShave Collection: Hong Kong - Itinerant Chinese Barber in the Street

Hong Kong - Itinerant Chinese Barber in the Street - offering a variety of services including shaving the head, back massage and scraping the eyelids! 1908

Background imageShave Collection: Closed on Sundays 1855

Closed on Sundays 1855
Barber giving a wet shave, with a sign on the wall saying This shop now closed on Sunday. Date: 1855

Background imageShave Collection: A barber prepares a client for a shave in Kowloon, Hong Kong

A barber prepares a client for a shave in Kowloon, Hong Kong
A barber prepares a client for a shave in the Walled City of Kowloon, Hong Kong Date: 1984

Background imageShave Collection: A barber shaves a customer in barbershop in Djerba, Tunisia

A barber shaves a customer in barbershop in Djerba, Tunisia
A barber shaves a customer in his barbershop in Djerba, Tunisia. The customers face is lathered and the shop is open to the street. Date: 1987

Background imageShave Collection: Shaving the Master

Shaving the Master
The Edwardian butler (Mr. Edgar), in his role as valet, gives the Master of the house (Sir John Olliff-Cooper) his morning shave, using a cut- throat razor. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)

Background imageShave Collection: An old man in Tbilisi (Tiflis) Georgia having a shave

An old man in Tbilisi (Tiflis) Georgia having a shave

Background imageShave Collection: Comic postcard, Man with hangover mistakes his hairbrush for a mirror Date

Comic postcard, Man with hangover mistakes his hairbrush for a mirror Date: 20th century

Background imageShave Collection: Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, WW1

Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, WW1
Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, showing French women taking on mens jobs during the First World War: shaving a man in a barbers shop, punching a travel ticket, selling newspapers

Background imageShave Collection: Advert for Gillette razor combination set 1915

Advert for Gillette razor combination set 1915
Get it today. How much better the choice of christmas gifts is than it used to be! For a man - a Gillette safety razor, instead of the fripperies

Background imageShave Collection: Advertisement for Remington shaver

Advertisement for Remington shaver -- male and female models (Sandra Paul and Derek Ufton). 1959

Background imageShave Collection: Advert for Durham Duplex Safety Razor 1914

Advert for Durham Duplex Safety Razor 1914
A close shave but in comfort with Durham Duplex Safety Razor, the razor which enables you to shave with the barbers diagonal stroke without fera of cutting yourself

Background imageShave Collection: A barber sharpens his razors - Adana, Turkey

A barber sharpens his razors - Adana, Turkey
A barber sharpens his razors on a grindstone turned by his young assistant - Adana, Turkey

Background imageShave Collection: Soviet Tank Crew

Soviet Tank Crew
A Soviet Tank Crew relax and have a wash, a shave and a haircut

Background imageShave Collection: Female Barber / 1930S

Female Barber / 1930S
A female barbar shaves the back of a gentlemans head. Date: 1930s

Background imageShave Collection: British soldiers queuing for a shave 1914

British soldiers queuing for a shave 1914
Britsih soldiers lining up in the cold for a shave from the field barber. Date: 1914

Background imageShave Collection: Victorian Scrap - Naval Barber

Victorian Scrap - Naval Barber. late 19th century

Background imageShave Collection: Barbers Shop in the street in Egypt

Barbers Shop in the street in Egypt
Customer at a barbers shop in a street corner in Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShave Collection: Page from catalogue of safety razors

Page from catalogue of safety razors
Page of safety razors for sale Harrods catalogue (1911 - 1912), Cutlery Department. Included on this page are various safety razors and stropping machines. Date: 1911

Background imageShave Collection: Page from catalogue of nickel toilet mirrors

Page from catalogue of nickel toilet mirrors
Page of nickel toilet mirrors from Harrods catalogue (1911 - 1912), Brushes and Turnery Department. Also included on this page are nickel shaving sets. Date: 1911

Background imageShave Collection: Mobile Chinese Street Barber at work

Mobile Chinese Street Barber at work. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShave Collection: Snap Playing Card - Man shaving

Snap Playing Card - Man shaving and cutting his chin. circa 1910s

Background imageShave Collection: Silhouette - Shaving at the Barbers

Silhouette - Shaving at the Barbers. circa 1830

Background imageShave Collection: Music cover, I Was Shaving Myself at the Time

Music cover, I Was Shaving Myself at the Time, written and composed by Fred Hastings, sung by Bernard Russell. circa 1890s

Background imageShave Collection: Barbers salon in New York, USA

Barbers salon in New York, USA. mid-19th century

Background imageShave Collection: Young lad using an electric razor

Young lad using an electric razor. Date: 1970s

Background imageShave Collection: Sky Scrapers by Howard K. Elcock

Sky Scrapers by Howard K. Elcock
A man in a natty dressing gown shaves in front of a mirror over a sink of steaming, soapy water in a plane high above the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Date: 1929

Background imageShave Collection: Soldier shaving in the open air at a camp

Soldier shaving in the open air at a camp. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageShave Collection: Favourite Sayings - Don t shave with a handsaw

Favourite Sayings - Don t shave with a handsaw
Black and white lantern slide of man sitting at a dressing table in front of a mirror shaving with a handsaw.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Background imageShave Collection: Man shaving

Man shaving
Man about to shaving holding his shaver up to his face. Date: 1933

Background imageShave Collection: Label design, Eisemanns Fairy Cream

Label design, Eisemanns Fairy Cream, Phil Eisemann, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. An exquisite and elegant preparation for relieving chapping, chafing, sunburn, tan, roughness, redness, inflammation



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