Barber's shaving bowl
- Made:
- 1801-1900 in North Africa
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LicenseCopper gilt barber's shaving bowl, North African, 1801-1900
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Copper gilt barber's shaving bowl, North African, 1801-1900
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Copper gilt barber's shaving bowl, North African, 1801-1900
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Copper gilt barber's shaving bowl, North African, 1801-1900
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Copper gilt barber's shaving bowl, North African, 1801-1900
This copper gilt bowl, with a typical cut-out neck, was used to collect the blood from shaving cuts. In the 19th century most men visited the barber or shaved periodically at home. Better off customers would have their own personal sets of razors, one for each day of the week. Advances in razor technology in the 20th century, including the introduction of the electric razor, changed shaving habits. Today, the majority of men shave daily in their homes, using a wide variety of equipment.
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A39039
- Materials:
- copper (gilt)
- Measurements:
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overall: 114 mm x 320 mm x 306 mm, .596 kg
- type:
- shaving basins
- credit:
- Wellcome, Sir Henry Solomon
