Name/Title
MatchbookEntry/Object ID
2017.2.4Description
Matchbook, small paperboard folder imprinted with blue lettering on white background, front cover marked "DRINNEN'S / BARBER SHOP / The Flat Top Shop* / 2132 E. MAGNOLIA AVE. / KNOXVILLE, TENN," coarse narrow black striking surface at bottom front edge, back cover shows two scenes of barbers working at top left and bottom right wtth "BARBER SHOP" on diagonal between, "Quick Service" and "Sanitary" in script at top right and bottom left, matches on interior attached in comb-like arrangement, 2"h x 1 1/2"w x 3/8"d,1950-1965. Match tips have been removed.
* Wikipedia - "A 'flattop' is a type of short haircut where the hair on the top of the head is usually standing upright and cut to form a flat-appearing deck. This deck may be level, or it may be upward or downward sloping. This type of haircut is usually performed with electric clippers, either freehand or using the clipper-over-comb method. It was very popular in the 1950s, but faded in popularity with the emmergence of longer hair styles in the late 1960s and '70s. It had a brief reappearance in the 1980s and early '90s, before dropping off again."Made/Created
Manufacturer
Kaeser (Cincinnati, Ohio)Date made
1950 - 1960Dimensions
Height
2 inWidth
1-1/2 inDepth
3/8 in