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  1. 06-20-2011, 07:01 PM #1
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    Default 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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    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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    Interesting - looks like the barber is shaving and bleeding the guy at the same time too...
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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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoglahoo View Post
    Interesting - looks like the barber is shaving and bleeding the guy at the same time too...

    where's the link?
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    Here's two: Barber's pole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The History of the Barber Pole
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    Anyone else notice the chamber pot being dumped out the window , onto the head of the dandy looking gent , on the street below ?
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