Name/Title
Metal Can with Whale Hair Clipper Oil from Frank's Barber ShopEntry/Object ID
1988.22.29Description
ACC. NO. 88.22.29
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: CAN
DESCRIPTION:
METAL CAN, WITH PRINTED LABEL ON SURFACE, WITH BOLD CAPTION, "WAHL HAIR CLIPPER OIL," IN WHITE ON A DARK BLUE-COLORED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: H 4-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PRODUCT USED IN 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.
