Double-sided "HAIRCUTTING AND SHAVING/SINGEING AND SHAMPOOING." Sign

Description:

Double-sided "HAIRCUTTING AND SHAVING/SINGEING AND SHAMPOOING." Sign, America, late 19th century, quatrefoil shape with projecting sheet iron frame lettered in black on a white ground, 12 3/4 x 21 1/2 in.

Note: Singeing is a centuries-old practice of removing stray hairs with a lit taper or wand.
The Janie & Peter Gross Collection.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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