Name/Title
Electric Barber Pole from Frank's Barber ShopEntry/Object ID
1988.22.35Description
ACC. NO. 88.22.35
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: BARBER POLE
DESCRIPTION:
BARBER POLE, WITH ENAMELED CAST-IRON BASE. CYLINDRICAL EXTERIOR SHAFT IN WHITE AND BLUE STRIPES. UPPER SECTION HAS A CYLINDRICAL RECEPTACLE CONTAINING REVOLVING RED-, WHITE-, AND BLUE-COLORED CYLINDER. TOP OF BARBER POLE SUPPORTS A FROSTED GLASS SHADE.
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
ELECTRIC BARBER POLE WHICH WAS LOCATED IN FRONT OF FRANK'S BARBER SHOP, FORMERLY AT 2055 LINCOLN AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CA.
ACQUIRED FROM :
ACQUISITION FUND
DATE: JUNE 10, 1988Interpretative Labels
Label
5/25/2020 MvL: Barbershop sign:
1930'S BARBERSHOP
THE PIECES IN THIS EXHIBIT WERE ONCE USED DAILY IN FRANK'S BARBER SHOP LOCATED AT 2055 LINCOLN AVENUE. THE SHOP WAS OPENED AROUND 1930 BY FRANK CORICA, LATE UNCLE OF OUR FORMER MAYOR, CHUCK CORICA.