Early 20th Century Occupational Barbershop Shaving Mug antique bowl This wooden foundry mold served

This wooden foundry mold served for many years as the precursor to cast metal parts in a midwestern foundry

5" in diameter and is 19" in height

WI before being recovered by our team

We have taken special care to condition this sofa in our shop to provide many more years of use

This industrial lamp features a rich green finish

Early 20th Century Occupational Barbershop Shaving Mug antique bowl This wooden foundry mold servedDuring the late 19th and early 20th centuries when a gentleman needed a shave he would head to his local barbershop, where the barber would have each customers personal shaving mug. These mugs featured names inscribed in gold with images of the customers profession decorating the porcelain. This porcelain mug belonged to a butcher, his name is inscribed in gold above an image of a steer surrounded by meat processing tools. JM 092922 105114