Shaving Collection (page 3)

A man sharpening his straight razor on a leather strop (colour litho)
732481 A man sharpening his straight razor on a leather strop (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A man sharpening his straight razor on a leather strop)

Some of the Drolleries of the Great Exhibition, pub. 1851 (engraving)
2655413 Some of the Drolleries of the Great Exhibition, pub. 1851 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The New Shaving-Machine (suggested by a recent invention). Emperor of Russia, Nicholas I, sits in the shaving-machine chair in John Bull and Louis Nap(olean)s Easy Shaving Shop

Cousin Charles as a barber (chromolitho)
2782801 Cousin Charles as a barber (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cousin Charles as a barber)

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

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Looking for news of you
The Caption is Looking for news of you. The card is from a young girl to her parents and was sent under cover with gifts. One of the presents was shaving cream for her father of which she says The

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

Making Decent, i. e. Broad Bottomites getting into the Grand Costume, pub
2636968 Making Decent, i.e. Broad Bottomites getting into the Grand Costume, pub. 1806 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Out with the London Scottish Volunteers, a Reminiscence of Last Easter (litho)
1594800 Out with the London Scottish Volunteers, a Reminiscence of Last Easter (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Out with the London Scottish Volunteers)

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

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

Ceolwulf, King of Northumbria, being forcibly shorn, 731
STC363607 Ceolwulf, King of Northumbria, being forcibly shorn, 731, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (litho) by Prater

The Chromium Shaving Chair, detail from How to Live in a Flat
STC269997 The Chromium Shaving Chair, detail from How to Live in a Flat, published 1936 (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

A Richmond Barbers Shop, 1861 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT202645 A Richmond Barbers Shop, 1861 (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; American, out of copyright

The Barber, (colour litho)
CHT189301 The Barber, (colour litho) by Leclerc, Jean (c.1587-1633); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Shaving mirror used by the Duke of Wellington, 1815 circa (mirror)
5924589 Shaving mirror used by the Duke of Wellington, 1815 circa (mirror) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Shaving mirror used by the Duke of Wellington)

The Village Barber, plate 6 from Indians, engraved by J. Bouvier, 1842 (litho)
STC86301 The Village Barber, plate 6 from Indians, engraved by J. Bouvier, 1842 (litho) by Tayler, William (1808-92) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Barber in Mayence, 1858 (pencil on off-white wove paper)
FSG324604 Barber in Mayence, 1858 (pencil on off-white wove paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 15.2x9.9 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

An Oar-Maker from the Venetian Arsenal (w / c on paper) (b / w photo)
TPG188188 An Oar-Maker from the Venetian Arsenal (w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by Grevenbroeck, Jan van (1731-1807); Museo Storico Navale, Venice, Italy; Dutch, out of copyright

The Barber, from Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt
STC267694 The Barber, from Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt, engraved by Etienne Frederic Lignon (1779-1833) pub

Furniture Made to Measure, from How to Live in a Flat
STC269998 Furniture Made to Measure, from How to Live in a Flat, published 1936 (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Menu with a scene from The Barber of Seville and an advertisement for Liebigs Extract of Meat (colour litho)
731991 Menu with a scene from The Barber of Seville and an advertisement for Liebigs Extract of Meat (colour litho) by English School

Currier shaving animal hides with a knife to make leather for shoes, boots, saddles, bookbindings, etc. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts

A barber in the lions cage (colour litho)
2818546 A barber in the lions cage (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A barber in the lions cage, Madrid. Un barbier dans la cage aux lions)

Ches le barbier (At the Barber s) (colour litho)
2818642 Ches le barbier (At the Barber s) (colour litho) by Brispot, Henri (1846-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ches le barbier (At the Barber s). Painting by Henri Brispot

Shaving the Russians (engraving)
2792759 Shaving the Russians (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shaving the Russians. Illustration for Chatterbox (1885)

Here are some more Inventions which Edison Will, without Doubt, Soon Perfect (engraving)
3627869 Here are some more Inventions which Edison Will, without Doubt, Soon Perfect (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shave with a Green Lizard and smile (chromolitho)
3656999 Shave with a Green Lizard and smile (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shave with a Green Lizard and smile)

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

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

Saharan barber and client, Algeria, North Africa
Saharan barber attending to a client in the street, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922

The Navy Abroad, a Surveying Expedition in the New Hebrides (engraving)
1062522 The Navy Abroad, a Surveying Expedition in the New Hebrides (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Navy Abroad)

Travel by Midland for comfort advert, 1922
Going 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 1897
Homocea 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

Ten Little Torpedo Boats and what became of them (engraving)
1046912 Ten Little Torpedo Boats and what became of them (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ten Little Torpedo Boats and what became of them)

Turkish barber (engraving)
967332 Turkish barber (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish barber. Illustration for The World its Cities and Peoples by Edwin Hopper (Cassell)

Sir Claude Scratch calls on Frizzle Frog the barber (colour litho)
960938 Sir Claude Scratch calls on Frizzle Frog the barber (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Barbers Shop in Brittany (engraving)
2772041 A Barbers Shop in Brittany (engraving) by Solomon, Abraham (1824-62); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Barbers Shop in Brittany)

A stunt that ended badly (colour litho)
2779698 A stunt that ended badly (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A stunt that ended badly)

The Lathered Chin (engraving)
3626203 The Lathered Chin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lathered Chin. Illustration for Chatterbox (1875)

Interieur d une boutique de perruquier sous Louis XV (engraving)
3645197 Interieur d une boutique de perruquier sous Louis XV (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur d une boutique de perruquier sous Louis XV)

Chromium Comfort, detail from How to Live in a Flat
STC269996 Chromium Comfort, detail from How to Live in a Flat, published 1936 (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Poor Steel, detail from How to Live in a Flat, published 1936 (litho)
STC269995 Poor Steel, detail from How to Live in a Flat, published 1936 (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A barbershop and barber tools, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
STC243970 A barbershop and barber tools, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Illustrations from Grandfathers Picture Book, c. 1875 (litho)
KDC384203 Illustrations from Grandfathers Picture Book, c.1875 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shaving mill to shave sixty customers in one minute (litho)
KDC384142 Shaving mill to shave sixty customers in one minute (litho) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

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