Late 19th Century Barbershop Wooden Trade Sign railroad - Honeoye Falls

- Honeoye Falls

This piece comes from the turn of the century

This club chair features visible and sturdy stitching across the back and has obtained a natural patina from use

while mostly complete and in working order

though we are not certain what the text reads anymore

Late 19th Century Barbershop Wooden Trade Sign railroad - Honeoye FallsThis antique straight razor trade sign likely originated just before the turn of the 20th century. Trade signs were figural representations of a particular service that could be easily identified during a time when many people never had the opportunity to learn how to read or write and used symbols in place of words. This trade sign features a wooden pine hinge that allows one to choose the angle at which the razor is open. Exhibits minor signs of