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  • A barber shaving a man in his shop in 1825. Wood engraving after F. Barnard, 1875.
  • A man trying to shave himself with a blunt razor. Lithograph by William Green after M.W. Fry, ca. 1820.
  • A barber shaving a man in his shop; another man looks on. Woodcut.
  • A shaving machine powered by steam. Coloured etching by R. Seymour.
  • Hindu barber and wife. Gouache drawing.
  • What will all eyes be turning to this Spring? : The new Philishave TV launch / Philips Small Appliances Division, Drury Lane, Hastings, Sussex TN34 1XN.
  • A barber cutting a customer while shaving him; the customer retaliates by biting the barber's finger. Coloured aquatint by G. & C. Hunt after M. Egerton.
  • The Nic-nac; or, Literary cabinet. No.158, Saturday, January 7, 1826. Vol. IV. Beards.
  • An Egyptian barber shaving a man in his shop; a boy assistant looks on. Engraving by J. Dadley after Vivant-Denon.
  • Who's going to make your customers a soft touch? : Battery Philishave - with an exciting new promotion ... Ladyshave - with a national TV campaign : starting April 6th for 8 weeks - masisve TV campaign for Philips shavers / Philips Small Appliances Division, Drury Lane, Hastings, Sussex TN34 1XN.
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    A barber is asked to shave a man who has no facial hair. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

    Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882. | Date: 1844 | Reference: 30634i
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    One for him, one for her, one for free : buy any two productes, get a 3rd free : Timotei original shampoo / Tesco.

    | Date: [1993]
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    Hindu barber shaving a man's head. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 32924i
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    My razor and shaving tackle.

    Teetgen, John. | Date: [1845]
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    A man who has rented a haunted castle is asked to shave the ghost of a deceased barber. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1861.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1861 | Reference: 30383i
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