Shaving Mug Rack Barber shop display

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

Back in the day when the pace of life moved more slowly, gentlemen would visit their neighborhood barber shop every day or so to get a warm shave. Each customer had his own shaving mug with his name or initials and sometimes his occupation inscribed on it. These shaving mugs were kept at the barber shop in open cabinets like this one. It dates from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, is solid oak, and has fifty-six individual cubicles for storing shaving mugs. The top panel is decorated with applied oak floral moldings. The rack would have sat on a counter against a wall. It measures fifty-three inches tall by forty-six inches wide by six and a half inches deep and is in excellent condition with its original worn finish and some splits and cracks on the crown molding. It would be an ideal display case for your collection of occupational shaving mugs or any other small items. This item is for pickup or possibly be delivered during one of our many trips. 15774-61UUT