1842 Antique Print of a Barber Shaving a Customer in a Barbershop

1842 Antique Print of a Barber Shaving a Customer in a Barbershop (image 1/[null, null])
1842 Antique Print of a Barber Shaving a Customer in a Barbershop (image 2/[null, null])
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The print is an illustration from " Popular Technology or Professions and Trades by Edward Hazen," published in New York by Harper & Brothers in 1842.The print is a wood engraving. It was printed with an engraved wood block (see definition below).The print is matted in a 7 X 5 inch mat and is ready to be framed in a standard size 7 X 5 inch frame.The mat opening measures 3 X 2 1/2 inches.The sheet is in good condition aside from age toning, and being trimmed on the edges.The image is titled : " Barber."There is text printed on the reverse side.This is an antique print guaranteed to be over 175 years old. It is not a modern re-print.The cropped scan is greatly enlarged to show detail.Shipping : Buyer to pay $3.95 postage and handling in US. International via eBay's Global Shipping Program. * I will combine shipping with other items that can be mailed flat. * For combined shipping, please add all of the items to your cart before paying.I accept Pay Pal as payment.Thank you for looking.Wood engravings are a form of relief printmaking. They start as a block of wood that would make a solid shape if printed. Areas of wood are cut away to leave the final image. Two other common types of relief printmaking are the woodcut and linoprint. The wood engraving block is cut across the end grain of the block. In this they differ from the side grain read more
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