Shave Collection (page 3)

Manhattan Street Cut
Hans ML Spiegel

Barbearia
Luís Godinho

The barber shop of Labuan Bajo
Marco Tagliarino

World War Two. Wales. The hairdresser carries on with his business, though his window has been blown in by a bomb in the Welsh Village. Picture shows a hairdresser giving a customer a shave

Testing the keenness... Every day at the factory of the Wilkinson Sword Company
Testing the keenness....... Every day at the factory of the Wilkinson Sword Company in Cramlington, outside Newcastle, 270 men who make the razor blades shave on duty as part of the production

He is the name of a very plush gents hairdressers in the High Street, Plaistow, E.13. With teak formica tops, knotty pine wood on the walls and padded seats for the customers

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

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

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

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

Cuban Barber, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Cuban Barber, c1930s. Man getting a shave at a barbers shop in Cuba. Postcard

Sharpened pencil
Sharpened Pencil With Shavings

Sunday Morning, c1825. Artist: George Hunt
Sunday Morning, c1825. Scene inside barbers shop; a hop boy receives a haircut (left); a large man being brutally shaved bellows with rage (centre)

A Chinese barber at Bhamo, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
A Chinese barber at Bhamo, Burma, 1908. Located in northern Burma, Bhamo is 65 miles west of the border with the Chinese province of Yunnan. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (3), c1916. Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty is a music hall song written by Arthur J. Mills, Fred Godfrey (1880-1953) and Bennett Scott (1875-1930) in 1916

A barbers shop in Tunis, 1875. Artist: John Evan Hodgson
A barbers shop in Tunis, 1875. A print from the The Graphic, (3 July 1875)

Dominic Roche, Olive Sloane, Leslie Dwyer, and Alan Sedgwick in Maurice Elveys My Wifes Lodger (1952)
Dominic Roche, Olive Sloane, Leslie Dwyer, and Alan Sedgwick

An early 20th-century French advertisement
A coloured poster advertising men's shaving blades, by the company J. M. A tramp seated on a rubbish dump looking at a broken mirror using the blade for a clean shave

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)

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

Ceremony growing up Genbukuyoshi title object
Ceremony of growing up Genbukuyoshi (title on object) A series for the Hanazono poetry association (series title) Hanazono bantsuzuki (series title on object)

Shaving Al Fresco In Italy In The Late Nineteenth Century. From Italian Pictures Published 1895

Barber. 19Th Century Reproduction Of 16Th Century Woodcut By Jost Amman

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

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

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

BARBER SHOP, 1890. Interior view of the barber shop at the Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, on an American lithograph advertisement, c1890, for J.B. Williams shaving soap

AD: SHAVING SOAP, 1918. American advertisement for Williams Shaving Stick

AD: RAZOR, 1919. American advertisement for Gem Damaskeene Razor, 1919

AD: SHAVING, 1919. American advertisement for Ever-Ready Safety Razor, 1919

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

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

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

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

Sheep brought in for shearing, Tautane Station, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

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

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

Victorian Scrap - Naval Barber. late 19th century

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

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

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

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

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

Young lad using an electric razor. Date: 1970s

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

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"Captivating Moments of the Shave: From Female Barbers to Satirical Artwork" In this captivating Gillette Razor advert, a female barber skillfully shaves her customer with precision and finesse. Step into an Istanbul barber shop, where the aroma of doner kebabs fills the air as skilled barbers expertly wield their razors. Breaking gender stereotypes, a confident woman takes charge as she flawlessly shaves a man's face, proving that shaving knows no boundaries. Delve into history through satirical artwork depicting barber-surgeons, showcasing their dual roles in medicine and grooming practices. Transport yourself back to Milton Road in 1910, where the Medical Fund Hairdressing Room offers impeccable shaving services alongside medical care. Experience nostalgia from the roaring 1920s American barber shop scene; gentlemen gather for close shaves while engaging in lively conversations. Explore the illustrious career of a naval surgeon at Royal Hospital Haslar through an intriguing engraving capturing moments of precise shaving techniques. Discover elegance and sophistication through perfumers' trade cards featuring engravings that depict meticulously groomed men enjoying luxurious shaves. Uncover whimsical scenes inside barbershops adorned with monkeys and cats; these unique establishments add charm to every shave experience. Whether it's a traditional straight razor or modern electric trimmers, each shave brings us closer to perfection – leaving us refreshed and ready for whatever lies ahead.