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The catalog is from a Chicago company that would see more 'upscale' barbers in that town and agreed - the east coast would have likely clientele.

If you moved out in the rural areas I would bet...

Hourly wages in 1880 (10 hour day - 60 hours a week):

Occupation
Blacksmith - $0.26
Carpenter - $0.28
Machinist - $0.23
Laborers - $0.14

So it would take a laborer around 12.5 hours to...

Keep in mind that $1.75 Wade & Butcher in the catalog was equivalent to $46.56 in today's dollars. Ironic because you can buy a decent W&B for about that price today...

Here is an Barber's catalog from 1884. You can see the chairs, water heaters, mugs, brushes (badger and boar), stops, razors, and all the other stuff. Might give you an idea of what was out there....