Barbers Collection (#2)

134-136 Aldersgate Street, London, 1879 (b / w photo)
1786063 134-136 Aldersgate Street, London, 1879 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

A Singerie: Monkey Barbers serving Cats (oil on panel)
CH401844 A Singerie: Monkey Barbers serving Cats (oil on panel) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Monkeys tending to the hair of a lion (chromolitho)
3657015 Monkeys tending to the hair of a lion (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monkeys tending to the hair of a lion)

Le Barbier (engraving)
3629513 Le Barbier (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Barbier. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1836)

Plus de barbiers!!! la vapeur intelligente et progressive appliquee aux usages et besoins journaliers de l homme
3629498 Plus de barbiers!!! la vapeur intelligente et progressive appliquee aux usages et besoins journaliers de l homme (engraving) by French School

His First Visit to the Barber s, "Hard or Medium, Sir?"(engraving)
1047256 His First Visit to the Barber s, " Hard or Medium, Sir?" (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: His First Visit to the Barber s)

Barbers Saloon in New York, 1870 (engraving)
695068 Barbers Saloon in New York, 1870 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Sketches from British Columbia, our Haircutter (engraving)
1045199 Sketches from British Columbia, our Haircutter (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from British Columbia, our Haircutter)

A Street-Barber, Spain (engraving)
1044254 A Street-Barber, Spain (engraving) by Reinhart, Charles Stanley (1844-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Street-Barber, Spain)

The Fisherman-Barber shaving at Stock (engraving)
1046111 The Fisherman-Barber shaving at Stock (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fisherman-Barber shaving at Stock)

A Baby Barber, "Five Men in Seven Minutes"(engraving)
1063291 A Baby Barber, " Five Men in Seven Minutes" (engraving) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Baby Barber, " Five Men in Seven Minutes")

A busy morning in the sumptuous studio of a fashionable hair artist (litho)
1090677 A busy morning in the sumptuous studio of a fashionable hair artist (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Comic postcard, Sale of wrong product - customer and barber Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman outside barbers shop Date: 20th century

Loving Cup presented to the Barbers by Charles II (engraving)
2788424 Loving Cup presented to the Barbers by Charles II (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loving Cup presented to the Barbers by Charles II)

Comic postcard, Man at the barbers Date: 20th century

c. 1880s Japan - barbers or hairdressers
c.1880s Japan - barbers or hairdressers

The Barbers Shop
Children at play. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1920

The Salvation Army Social Scheme (litho)
1602794 The Salvation Army Social Scheme (litho) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Salvation Army Social Scheme)

John Leech (engraving)
1592192 John Leech (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Leech. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 December 1891)

Hackney Views
Views of prominent Hackney buildings - Brook House, 1765, Barbers Barn, 1750 and Shore Place, 1736. Date: 1875

The County Council Election, a Victim to Party Politics (litho)
1593402 The County Council Election, a Victim to Party Politics (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The County Council Election)

Bas-relief of a gardener on the wall of Mr. Holylands stables, Gardiners Lane. Man in doublet and breeches holding a spade, dated 1670

Barber Surgeons Hall, Monkwell Street, London
Barber Surgeons Hall, Monkwell Street, from the church yard of St. Giles, Cripplegate. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

The barbershop at the Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1913 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380738 The barbershop at the Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Barbershop at the Hotel Knickerbocker, 1906 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380660 Barbershop at the Hotel Knickerbocker, 1906 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Knickerbocker Hotel)

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

Barbers, 1827-35 (colour litho)
478535 Barbers, 1827-35 (colour litho) by Burnouf, M.E. (fl.1827-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barbiers, illustration from L Inde Francaise, Paris: Chabrelle)

Banner of the Barbers and Surgeons, inscribed De Praescientia Dei, c
2832569 Banner of the Barbers and Surgeons, inscribed De Praescientia Dei, c.1833 (pencil, w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Old Chapel Street, Luton (b / w photo)
3096737 Old Chapel Street, Luton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Chapel Street, Luton)

Victorian scrap, Barber shaving a soldier. 19th century

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

Isabella, The Barbers Daughter, by Harry Clifton
Promotional music sheet for Isabella The Barbers Daughter, song written and sung by Harry Clifton, 1863. The song tells the tale of a gentleman, pictured, who meets Isabella, the barbers daughter

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)

Punch cartoon: The New and Delightful Method of Brushing the Hair with Machinery (engraving)
6034752 Punch cartoon: The New and Delightful Method of Brushing the Hair with Machinery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

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

At the barber and reading Le Jockey, c. 1905 (colour litho)
619489 At the barber and reading Le Jockey, c.1905 (colour litho) by Thelem, E. (fl.1890-1920); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Itinerant Barbers at a Country House, China, c. 1875 (b / w photo)
498635 Itinerant Barbers at a Country House, China, c.1875 (b/w photo) by Saunders, William (1832-1892); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

The Hotel Martin at 19 Lafayette Place, New York, 1896 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380685 The Hotel Martin at 19 Lafayette Place, New York, 1896 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

The barbershop at the Copley Plaza hotel, Boston, 1912 or 1913 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380619 The barbershop at the Copley Plaza hotel, Boston, 1912 or 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 23.5x28.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

A Coiffure Contest (engraving)
1616376 A Coiffure Contest (engraving) by Jellicoe, John (fl.1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Coiffure Contest. Illustration for The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 31 May 1884)

Barbers Shop (w / c on paper)
1213560 Barbers Shop (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); 24.7 x19.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Man being shaved at the barbers (colour litho)
5234079 Man being shaved at the barbers (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Barbershop in Chicago, Illinois, USA (engraving)
5999558 Barbershop in Chicago, Illinois, USA (engraving) by Limmer, Emil (1854-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barbershop in Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Sunday Morning, eng. George Hunt, pub. Thos. McLean, London
872462 Sunday Morning, eng. George Hunt, pub. Thos. McLean, London, 1827 (hand-coloured engraving) by Lane, Theodore (1800-28); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Classical (litho)
779968 Classical (litho) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The modernisation of China (colour litho)
2779687 The modernisation of China (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The modernisation of China)

Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching)
2975494 Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Etching by and after W H Pyne, published by Pyne and Nattes, London)

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Step into the world of barbers, where history and style intertwine. In the heart of Soho, London, on Archer Street W1, lies a hidden gem that takes you back in time. England's Cumbria region boasts Keswick, a charming town adorned with traditional barbers poles and vintage barbershop signs. Imagine yourself transported to the 16th century, sitting comfortably in a barber's chair as skilled hands expertly craft your haircut. Across the Atlantic Ocean, even the United States Coast Guard recognizes the importance of grooming aboard their Lockheed SC-130B Hercules 1342. For a moment of relaxation amidst bustling Saigon streets, take a well-deserved nap at an inviting barber shop. Meanwhile, Barber Shop London offers modern cuts while paying homage to classic traditions like La Coupe Au Roi De Thule. Did you know that even famous personalities sought refuge at barbershops? Joseph Grimaldi found solace there; he was not only an actor but also a renowned clown. The White Star Line's RMS Olympic proudly displayed framed linoleum tiles within its walls while RMS Queen Mary boasted its own dedicated barber service. Traveling further east brings us to an enchanting Turkish Barber's Shop with its ornate interior design and meticulous attention to detail. And let us not forget about French elegance as male clients had their hair put into curling papers by talented French barbers in 1840. They have long been guardians of style and sophistication across different cultures and eras. From humble beginnings to iconic establishments worldwide, they continue shaping trends while preserving timeless traditions - truly masters of their craft.