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Chez Auguste on Old Compton Street, SohoChez Auguste at 38 Old Compton Street, Soho, London; next to Coiffure Internationale, the international shaving saloon and hairdressers; on the end is F Gennari Ltd, wines and provisions. 1947
Gillette Razor AdvertBegin early... shave yourself - the Gillette Safety Razor lives up to its name
Female Barber ShavingA female barber with a Marcel wave hairstyle holds down her client as she gives him a close shave, with a cut-throat razor!
Woman Shaving ManA female barber or barbers assisitant, probably during World War Two, applies shaving soap to a mans face before his shave
Electrical Magnet appliances 1929Products from the Harrods catalogue electrical department, including Magnet, irons, kettles, shaving pot, milk sterilizer, coffee percolator, water boiler, toaster, griller and toaster, towel rail
Turkish Barber at Thessaloniki, Greece. Date: circa 1907
Toilet Services, Real Wedgwood Ware, Plate 50, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs, soap dishes, and a slop pail far too nice to put slops in. Date: circa 1880s
Chinese BarberIn a Chinese barbershop, short back and sides is taken literally. circa 1911
Curry&rice / Bathing PoolA bathing pool on a British station
Elgin Avenue, West London, looking towards Edgware Road. Date: circa 1910
Comic postcard, reasons (or excuses) for not writing Date: 20th century
Currier in apron shaving an animal hide with a knifeCurrier in apron shaving hair from an animal hide with a knife in a tannery. Behind him, leather hides hang drying on the wall, and other animal skins are piled up on a table
Victorian scrap, Barber shaving a soldier. 19th century
Golborne Road, North Kensington, SW London, with shop premises including Olsons grocers and Golborne haircutters. Date: circa 1905
Price's Regina Shaving Stick AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Price's, promoting the Regina shaving stick, The stick to stick to, the image portrays a father, lovingly holding his young daughter
Lever Brothers Advertisement, Shaving StickAn illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting the Lever's Easy Shaving Stick, EASY on the razor, EASY on the chin, EASY on the purse
Royal Vinolia AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Royal Vinolia, promoting their shaving stick product. The image shows five men, happily sporting their smooth chins. Date: circa 1918
Erasmic soap advertAdvert for peerless Erasmic soap. Mother and baby in embrace advertising the soap. The company also sold shaving kits and vanishing cream. Date: 1925
Roman shaving items Date: 1925
Erasmic shaving kitErasmic shaving stick advert. The soap advertised to use when shaving, which would cause minimal irritation. Date: 1925
Interior of a Turkish Barber's Shop Date: 1854
Indasia AdvertisementAdvertisement for Indasia Eastern Perfume. The subtle fragrance of the East is harmonised in INDASIA Eastern Perfume
A Young Shaver by William Henry Hunt Date: 19th century
The New Shaving-Machine (suggested by a recent invention)
Comic postcard, Father of twins shaving Date: 20th century
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Looking for news of youThe Caption is Looking for news of you. The card is from a young girl to her parents and was sent under cover with gifts
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Chin-ChinThe 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
Man in his sick bed surrounded by doting wife, children, and maids. Miseries of Human Life
Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadronEnglish 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
Currier shaving animal hides with a knife to make leather for shoes, boots, saddles, bookbindings, etc
Humours of West Indian Life, At the Barber s. 1892
Saharan barber and client, Algeria, North AfricaSaharan barber attending to a client in the street, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922
Travel by Midland for comfort advert, 1922Going north for the holidays? Travel by Midland for comfort. Advert in The Bystander, 2nd August 1922, also with ads for Colgates shaving stick and Debenham & Freebody. Date: 1922
Advert for Homocea 1897Homocea brand, with toilet soap, embrocation and nursery powder, to help with the cure of oyclists, athletes, pedestrians, soreness, cures tired, swollen feet and rheumatism. Date: 1897
Hong Kong - Itinerant Chinese Barber in the Street - offering a variety of services including shaving the head, back massage and scraping the eyelids! 1908
Advert for Clarks grasshopper clippers 1908Horse Clarks two-handed grasshopper clippers. Date: 1908
Village carpenter 1855Interior of a workshop with a village carpenter using a wooden smoothing plane. Date: 1855
SHAVING OLD & NEW C1830 SHAVING OLD & NEW C1830The old way and the new way of shaving: take your pick! Date: circa 1830
Closed on Sundays 1855Barber giving a wet shave, with a sign on the wall saying This shop now closed on Sunday. Date: 1855
RACIAL / SRI LANKA / BARBERA Tamil barber shaves a customers head Date: 1893
LIVERPOOL / LITTLE SHOPLiverpool: the Little Shop, Mount Pleasant Date: 1907
A barber prepares a client for a shave in Kowloon, Hong KongA barber prepares a client for a shave in the Walled City of Kowloon, Hong Kong Date: 1984
A barber shaves a customer in barbershop in Djerba, TunisiaA 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
Shaving the MasterThe 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)
An old man in Tbilisi (Tiflis) Georgia having a shave
Native Carpenters - India - using rules, planes and chisels. Date: circa 1903
Page from catalogue of Safety razors 1929Safety razors, razor strop, stropping machine and assorted scissors set. Products available from the Harrods catalogue cutlery department. Date: 1929
Trade catalogue of mens shaving equipment 1911Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a page selection of shaving equipment. 1911
Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, WW1Cartoon, 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
Advert for Thermos flasks WW1Jolly advertisement for Thermos Flasks, an essential accessory to deal with trench life during the First World War
McClintons Shaving Soap advertisement, WW1 soldierAdvertisement for McClintons Shaving Soap and Cream from the First World War period
Prometheus shaving lamp - WWIPrometheus shaving lamp - manufactured by W. H. Williams Patent. Officers Private Purchase - shaving brush set with brush in the top section and the base as a primus type fitting for heating water
Advert for Gillette razor combination set 1915Get it today. How much better the choice of christmas gifts is than it used to be
Plantol SoapHumorous advertisement for Plantol Soap, manufactured by Lever Brothers Limited of Port Sunlight, England
Advertisement for Remington shaver -- male and female models (Sandra Paul and Derek Ufton). 1959
Hausa Barber, Nigerian - fringe benefits... Date: circa 1930s
Tunis, Tunisia - A Local Barber Date: circa 1903
Moorish Barber - AlgeriaA Moorish Barber in Algeria giving his client a rather severe short back and sides in the street outside his house
A barber sharpens his razors - Adana, TurkeyA barber sharpens his razors on a grindstone turned by his young assistant - Adana, Turkey
British soldiers queuing for a shave 1914Britsih soldiers lining up in the cold for a shave from the field barber. Date: 1914
Victorian Scrap - Naval Barber. late 19th century
Advert for Dickins & Jones soldiers & sailors comforts 1914Selection of Christmas gifts for soldiers and sailors. 1914
Barbers Shop in the street in EgyptCustomer at a barbers shop in a street corner in Egypt. Date: circa 1910s
Page from catalogue of safety razorsPage of safety razors for sale Harrods catalogue (1911 - 1912), Cutlery Department. Included on this page are various safety razors and stropping machines. Date: 1911
Page from catalogue of nickel toilet mirrorsPage of nickel toilet mirrors from Harrods catalogue (1911 - 1912), Brushes and Turnery Department. Also included on this page are nickel shaving sets. Date: 1911
Haircutting and shaving shop, the barber standing outside and a customer just visible through the doorway. They also do shampooing and singeing. Unknown location in Britain. Date: C.1910
Greetings card in the shape of a razor. Date: circa 1890s
Poster, Gillette Blades. circa 1930s
The Single Life - Living on his puntThe Single Life - A young gent living alone on his punt Date: 1907
Mobile Chinese Street Barber at work. Date: circa 1910s
Toilet Services, English Stoneware, Plate 57, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
Toilet Services, English Stoneware, Plate 56, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
Toilet Services, English Stoneware, Plate 55, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
Toilet Services, English Stoneware, Plate 54, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
China Toilet Services, Plate 53, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
Toilet Services, English Stoneware, Plate 51, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
Toilet Services, Best English Stoneware, Plate 52, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
Toilet Services, English Stoneware, Plate 49, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
Best English Toilet Services, Plate 47, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
Toilet Services, English Stoneware, Plate 46, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs and soap dishes. Date: circa 1880s
Snap Playing Card - Man shaving and cutting his chin. circa 1910s
Silhouette - Shaving at the Barbers. circa 1830
Music cover, I Was Shaving Myself at the Time, written and composed by Fred Hastings, sung by Bernard Russell. circa 1890s
Barbers salon in New York, USA. mid-19th century