WILLIAM HOGARTH etching, year 1738, "London by night" - antique shaving

I found this etching in Moscow museum. Etching by W. Hogarth "London by night". In the bottom left corner printed "Invented Painted Engraved & Published by Wm Hogarth March 25. 1738, according to Act of Par"

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Any idea about the razor?
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Interesting that shaving done by the same person who

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An old barber once told me the Barber's Pole represented the trades of the Barber which were bloodletting, dentistry and grooming. Here is a link w/ more history behind it and probably a bit more accurate.

Interesting - looks like the barber is shaving and bleeding the guy at the same time too...

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Originally Posted by Joed

An old barber once told me the Barber's Pole represented the trades of the Barber which were bloodletting, dentistry and grooming. Here is a link w/ more history behind it and probably a bit more accurate.

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where's the link?

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Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Interesting - looks like the barber is shaving and bleeding the guy at the same time too...

where's the link?

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Oops...

Here's two: Barber's pole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The History of the Barber Pole

Anyone else notice the chamber pot being dumped out the window , onto the head of the dandy looking gent , on the street below ?:roflmao