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in good working condition will sell for up to $1,500, but a fully-restored, porcelain enamel revolving 1920s lighted street pole will bring $6000 or more. The barber pole is just one of a multitude of different barberCollectors are particularly drawn to what might be called the �golden era� of the barbershop. between 1880 and 1940 represents the �good old days� when the barbershop was a bastion for males. It served as a meeting place for men only, and while seated upon a �throne-like� chair, they could for just a few coins get a haircut, a shave and catch up on the latest town gossip. The earliest chairs were made of wood and had four legs. These wooden chairs often had elaborate carvings and were upholstered with plush and fanciful fabrics. Koken of St. Louis started taking orders from local barbers for custom-decorated shaving mugs, and the Koken Barber Supply Co. was born. Soon after, Koken began selling chairs to barbers, and in 1881, the company patented the first Koken chair that reclined for shaving.

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Today, these bottles are prized by the barber bottle collector. The personal identification of clientele was not limited to bottles of hair tonic. Perhaps the most desirable of all barbershop collectibles today is the occupational shaving mug. Occupational mugs were not commonly found in American barbershops until about 1880. These hard paste, white porcelain mugs were originally from Staffordshire England, France, and Germany but hand decorated in this country. personal mugs with an individual�s name and a hand-painted image, representing the patron�s occupation. Patrons thought it was more hygienic to have their own personal shaving mug and in so doing, thought they would eliminate a shaving rash. customer experienced, however, came not from the mug that was used, but from the unsanitary razor used by the barber. Nevertheless, such mugs served as anot only for the customer, but the amount of mugs the barber had

on display in his mug rack was a visual representation of the size of his customer Common household mugs sell for as little as $10-$30, but occupational mugs can range from $400 to as much as $5,000, depending upon condition and the rarity of the occupation. Of course, we can�t talk about shaving without mentioning the straight razor and the strop used for honing the blade. Straight razors required considerable skill to hone and strop and even more skill and care during the actual shave. This was a major part of the curriculum of early barber colleges. razors remained the barbers� razor of choice, even after the introduction of Gillette�s Safety Razor in 1904. Prices for antique straight razors depend upon the material from which the handle is made, such as bakelite, bone, mother of pearl, tortoise shell,A decoration on the blade is another factor in valuing an antique straight