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AT THE SIGN
OF THE BARBER'S POLE
STUDIES IN HIRSUTE HISTORY
BY
WILLIAM ANDREWS
AUTHOR OF "BYGONE ENGLAND"
ETC.
COTTINGHAM, YORKSHIRE
J. R. TUTIN
1904
PREFACE
onnected with the barber and his calling are many curiosities ofhistory. In the following pages, an attempt has been made, and I trustnot without success, to bring together notices of the more interestingmatters that gather round the man and his trade.
In the compilation of this little book many works have been consulted,and among those which have yielded me the most information must bementioned the following:—
"Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London," by Sidney Young, London, 1890.
"An Apology for the Beard," by Artium Magister, London, 1862.
"Barbers' Company," by G. Lambert, F.S.A., London, 1881.
"Barber-Surgeons and Chandlers," by D. Embleton, M.D., Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1891.
"Barber's Shop," by R. W. Proctor, edited by W. E. A. Axon, Manchester, 1883.
"Philosophy of Beards," by T. S. Cowing, Ipswich.
"Some Account of the Beard and the Moustachio," by John Adey Repton, F.S.A., London, 1839.
"Why Shave?" by H. M., London.
Notes and Queries, and other periodicals, as well as encyclopædias,books on costume, and old plays, have been drawn upon, and numerousfriends have supplied me with information. I must specially mention withgratitude Mr Everard Home Coleman, the well-known contributor to Notesand Queries.
Some of my chapters have been previously published in the magazines, butall have been carefully revised and additions have been made to them.
In conclusion, I hope this work will prove a welcome contribution to thebyways of history.
WILLIAM ANDREWS.
Royal Institution, Hull,
August 11th, 1904.