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CHICAGO — Nearly 250 lots of Americana in the form of vintage barbershop items and period advertising head to market from the James Carpenter collection on Tuesday, January 30. Named A Cut Above, Hindman notes this is just the first installment from the Carpenter collection, with another to follow in March of this year. Bidding is now available at LiveAuctioneers.
Barbershop memorabilia has been a fervent collecting category for more than 100 years, with quality always the focus for its fans. The category covers these key areas: occupational shaving mugs (custom-painted mugs used by barbers for their regular clients’ lathering needs, usually with their name and an image associated with their profession); barber poles (poles painted with candy cane-like stripes, mounted on outside walkways to lure customers); barber chairs; and related barbering items. The Carpenter collection is clearly a top-tier assembly of these items, making this sale a must for any fan of barbering Americana.
For at least 30 years, Ralph Broas was a barber in the Montgomery Village section of New York. Research found listings for him in both the 1910 and 1940 census, demonstrating a lifelong commitment to his trade. This hand-painted pole crowned with an oversize straight razor has been identified in two 1940-era photos that accompany the lot as provenance. Standing 87in in height, it carries an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.
More than 180 lots in this first Carpenter sale consist of occupational shaving mugs. Apparently they were rarely if ever taken home by their namesakes after they fell out of vogue, as so many have survived to this day. Quantity does not equal low prices, however; mugs are judged by their quality and the uniqueness of their professional illustrations.
Albert de Giovanni was a small-time fighter working the New England area as early as 1889, with research finding he fought under the name ‘Kid Giovanni.’ He was taking on all comers as late as 1912 — a whopping 23 years later — as discovered in a Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, Daily News clipping noting he “stepped to the front of the stage, and challenged Lightfoot Bender to fight any number of rounds from $100 to $500 a side.” His shaving mug is estimated at $2,000-$3,000.
This mug is believed to have been the property of United States Army Air Force Brigadier General Morris Berman. Marked C. M. Berman and U. S. Air Service 1918-1919, the mug features a biplane, a pilot, and a cloudy sky background. It is estimated at $2,000-$3,000.
The Home Run Heath mug is possibly identified to Wilson “Mickey” Heath (1903-1986), who hit 247 homers for the Hollywood Stars in the Pacific Coast League. After 17 years on the Stars, Heath got a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds in 1931. His likely shaving mug is estimated at $1,500-$2,500.
From Carpenter’s advertising collection comes a well-known Ever Ready Safety Razor wood and lithographed-paper clock. It has an estimate of $1,000-$2,000. And a Moxie embossed lithographed tin sign featuring the famous Moxiemobile vehicle, which appears to be in excellent condition, is the sale’s highest-estimated lot at $8,000-$10,000.
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Wood barber pole with straight razor, estimated at $2,000-$4,000 at Hindman.
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Home Run Heath shaving mug, estimated at $1,500-$2,500 at Hindman.
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C.M. Berman and U.S. Air Service 1918-1919 shaving mug, estimated at $2,000-$3,000 at Hindman.
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Shaving mug for Albert de Giovanni, aka boxer ‘Kid Giovanni’, estimated at $2,000-$3,000 at Hindman.
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Ever-Ready Safety Razor clock, estimated at $1,000-$2,000 at Hindman.
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‘Drink Moxie’ embossed tin sign, estimated at $8,000-$10,000 at Hindman.
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