Name/Title
Long-toothed brown plastic comb, late 1950s, early 1960sEntry/Object ID
1988.22.15Description
ACC. NO. 88.22.15
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: LATE 1950's EARLY 1960's
OBJECT: COMB
DESCRIPTION:
LONG-TOOTH COMB, FABRICATED FROM BROWN-COLORED PLASTIC WITH EMBOSSED CAPTION, "TONSORIAL FLAT-TOP COMB."
SIZE: L 7" X W 6"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
COMB FROM FRANK'S BARBER SHOP, 2055 LINCOLN AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.
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.Label
5/25/2020 MvL: Also in drawer: a hand-written label, contents:
Franks Barber Shop 1930, Items used by Frank Corica in his Lincoln Ave. shop. Another local business owned and run by an Italian-American. Note the Italian Writing on the red and white Williams powder can.
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