Name/Title
Pedestal-mounted revolving hydraulic barber chair of pale green enameld iron, 1930sEntry/Object ID
1988.22.41Description
ACC. NO. 88.22.41
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: 1930's
OBJECT: CHAIR; BARBER
DESCRIPTION:
PEDESTAL-MOUNTED, REVOLVING AND HYDRAULIC BARBER CHAIR OF PALE GREEN-COLORED ENAMELED IRON. ORIGINAL BROWN COLORED IMITATION LEATHER UPHOLSTERY AND HEAD REST. RIGHT SIDE OF CHAIR HAS GREEN-COLORED ENAMELED LEVER TO RAISE AND LOWER CHAIR HEIGHT.
SIZE: H 46-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
ONE OF A PAIR OF REVOLVING BARBER CHAIRS REMOVED FROM FRANK'S BARBER SHOP @ 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.
