| REVOLVING BARBER Barber Eddie McConville demonstrates a new invention that allows him to sit down on the job. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7177 |
| Catalog #: | 106029 | |
| Clip Number: | 106029-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 529 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:33 - 01:16:05 | |
| Location: | Thornton Heath, Surrey. | |
| Year Shot: | 1954 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE/HAIR: Barber Shops INVENTIONS: Beauty Culture / Body Improvement LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Surrey OCCUPATIONS: Barber / Hairdresser | |
| Description: | REVOLVING BARBER Barber Eddie McConville demonstrates a new invention that allows him to sit down on the job. Thornton Heath, Surrey. Various shots of the invention used by barber Eddie McConville - a chair that revolves around his customer so he can sit down while tending to hair. Commentator explains that Eddie was injured in a road accident and can't stand up all day. LS Customers going into barbers chair. Barber prepares him for a hair cut. & MS MS Barber picking electric cutter up and then goes up to customer. MS Barbers feet as he swivels round in chair. MS Barber clipping back of mans hair. MS Chair revolving slowly & MS & MS & MS MS Barber swivelling round on chair - he puts clippers on table without leaving chair and then swivels round in chair and picks up comb and scissors from other table. MS Barber cutting mans hair. LS Barber reaching for hair-oil which he puts on customers hair - he then holds mirror to back of mans head. (Orig Neg) | |
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