Hey all, For those who want to trade or sell their barber chairs, please post them on http://www.antiquebarberchairs.net/marketplace/ so that users outside of Facebook can also see them. You may also post your questions in the Visitor Posts section. They may be promoted and shared to the main section from time to time. A barber chair in a recreation of J. N. Hooper's Barber Shop (Seattle, WA circa 1880s) at the Museum of History and Industry A barber chair is a chair for customers to a barber or hairdresser. The chairs usually have adjustable height (with a foot-operated jack or a hand-operated lever on the side). It can also rotate, or lean backwards (for hairwashing and shaving). They are normally made from metal and leather and are usually rather heavy. On the low end for cheaper barber chairs, the cost can be around $500, whereas higher-end barber chairs with more advanced features like adjustable headrests and leg rests, reclining capabilities and more sturdy building materials typically cost up to $2500.
In 2015, barber chairs being used as decoration in a restaurant in Phoenix. Barber chairs in engravings from the Civil War era share many features with modern chairs, including high seating, upholstery, and a footrest.[1] The first factory-manufactured chairs date to around 1850.[1] The first one-piece reclining barber chair with an attached footrest was patented in 1878[2] by the Archer Company of Saint Louis.[3] Archer quickly followed it with a chair that raised and lowered mechanically. Eugene Berninghaus of Cincinnati improved on Archer's design with the first reclining and revolving chair, the Paragon.[1] Theodore Koch of Chicago incorporated all of these innovations into his chairs, selling more than 35,000 chairs in the period before 1885. In 1897, Samuel Kline (of the Kline Chair Company)[4][5] patented a chair[6] and filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Theodore Koch in 1905 (but was overturned).[7] In 1904, Kline filed a patent for an "adjustable chair" which was granted in 1907.
Barack Obama's bulletproof glass-encased barber chair at Hyde Park Hair Salon in Chicago In 1900, Ernest Koken, a German immigrant, created a hydraulic-operated chair and also patented the "joystick" side lever, which allowed a barber to control all the mechanical functions. In the late 1950s, US-based barber chair manufactures sold about 10,000 chairs a year to the 100,000 barber shops.[9] Chicago-based Emil J. Paidar Company was a leading manufacturer of barber chairs in the late 1950s (Belmont and American Barber Chair Company from 1948 to 1956 whose chairs were spinoffs of the Koken chair).[] Starting in 1957, Belmont joined Osaka,[] Japan's Takara Belmont Company began importing almost exact duplicates of Paidar chairs—at 20%-30% less cost.[9] In June 1969 Takara purchased the Koken Barber Chair building and production equipment in St. Louis Mo and in 1970 they purchased the Koken name, trademarks and patents this purchase was the main reason that by 1970, Takara had 70% of the US market, beating out Paidar who once held the same amount.
One-chair or single-chair barbershops are small, usually independent, barbershops that have only one barber chair available to customers. This is an older tradition in the barbering business that is slowly fading out as the last generation of barbers begins to retire and few younger barbers step up to fill the roles. One-chair barbershops serve one customer at a time and provide a one-on-one barber experience, whereas multi-chair barbershops serve many clients at once and get clients in and out faster, so they can make more money by serving more clients concurrently. Some salons have also incorporated the single-chair barbershop model into their businesses. ^ a b c d e f Do bald men get half-price haircuts?: in search of Americas' great barbershops, Vince Staten, Simon & Schuster, 2001, p. 95, 176pp, ISBN 978-0-684-86745-8 (retrieved 16 August 2010 from Google Books) ^ 1873 according to patent #D6648, DESIGN FOR BARBERS AND DENTISTS CHAIRS, George W. and Robert W. Archer, issued 13 May 1873 (retrieved 17 August 2010 at Google Patents)
^ a b Where Men Hide, James B. Twitchell, Ken Ross; Columbia University Press, 2008, pp. 110-1, 248pp, ISBN 978-0-231-13735-5 (retrieved 16 August 2010 from Google Books) ^ Advertisement, The Barbers' Journal, Volumes 13, Number 1, Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America, January 1902 (retrieved 2 September 2010 from Google Books) ^ Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, Volume 1, Francis Bazley Lee (editor), Lewis Publishing Company, 1907, p. 292-3 (retrieved 2 September 2010 from Google Books) ^ Design for a chair, Samuel Kline, patent #D26623, filed 20 October 1896, granted 9 February 1897 ^ Kline Chair Co. v. Theo. A Kochs & Son et al., The Federal Reporter: Cases argued and determined in the circuit and district courts of the United States, Volume 138, West Publishing Company, 1905 (retrieved 2 September 2010 from Google Books)> ^ Adjustable chair, Samuel Kline, patent #862565, filed 20 July 1904, granted 6 August 1907
^ a b c Japan: The Great Barber-Chair Coup, Time, 10 August 1970 (retrieved 17 August 2010) ^ History of the One-Chair BarbershopBarber S HairMens BarberBarber SpaBarbershop EquipmentBarbershop StuffBarber RecipeWww Barbershopgirl ComBarber GoingHair ChairsForwardBarber Chair ~ my OLD Chameleon Salon & Spa used to have one of these...Barber collectibles range from the popular red and white striped pole that used to be found in front of every shop to the small scissors and tools of the trade. Barber chairs are wanted, especially the older models with elaborate iron trim. Artwork, drawings of barbershops, shaving razors, and shaving mugs are also desirable barber antiques.Advertising & Store Collectibles Price Guide) eBay Auctions Copper kettle,barn find,barber,antique,victorian,vintage, old,garden feature Small antique copper pot-c. 1910's antique barber grooming tool khaki neck and beard clipper in original box Vintage trade mark 1894 pat. dec 4th ?chicken on barber shop pole?
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, Converted From Carousel, Carved By Heyn, J.L. Hudson Co., 42 In. illustrated2014Login / Create Account for PriceBarberChairMahogany, Adjustable Headrest, Lever-Operated Tilt Mechanism, c.1850, 45 In. illustrated2014Login / Create Account for PriceBarberPoleWall Mount, Theo. A. Kochs Co. illustrated2014Login / Create Account for PriceBarberPoleWood, Freestanding, Red, White, Blue, Lamb's Tongue Base, c.1900, 95 In. illustrated2014Login / Create Account for PriceBarberPoleWood, Half Column, Red, White, Blue, Paint, Spiral Stripes, 1800s, 54 In. illustrated2014Login / Create Account for PriceBarberPoleWood, Red, White, Blue, Cone Finial, Gilt, Freestanding, c.1910, 68 x 80 In. illustrated2014Login / Create Account for PriceBarberSignBarber Shop, Shaving 10 Cents, Hair Cut 15 Cents, Barber Pole, c.1885, 36 x 24 In. illustrated2014Login / Create Account for PriceBarberSignLeaded Glass Globe, Cast Iron Wall Bracket, 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 In. illustrated2014Login / Create Account for PriceBarberChairAugust Kern