Glass Rotating Barber Pole

Object/Artifact

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American Sign Museum

Name/Title

Glass Rotating Barber Pole

Entry/Object ID

2007.0082.0002

Description

Rotating barber pole is glass cylinder with paper barber stripes mounted on porcelain top and bottom.  Barber pole was originally key-wound, but was updated with electric motor.  Glass globe on top of internally illuminated with an incandescent bulb. Barber pole purchased at Coin-op show in St. Charles, IL.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Category

z_New Category Needed (Re-sort)

Made/Created

Time Period

1930 - 1939

Dimensions

Height

38 in

Material

Glass, Porcelain enamel, lightbulb

Location

Category

Exhibit