Industrial Shaving Machine 1770
by Wellcome Images
Title
Industrial Shaving Machine 1770
Artist
Wellcome Images
Medium
Photograph - Illustration
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"New Shaving Machine, whereby a number of Persons may be done at the same time with expedition ease and safety. Manufactured and Sold by D. Merry and Son, Birmingham." Colored etching, 1770. Satirical depiction of a machine inside a barber's shop that shaves six people using a brush and razor on a trolley on tracks, worked by a cog-wheel turned by the man at far right.
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December 9th, 2014
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