Lot 032 - Antique Brass Name Sign From The E. Hilberg Shaving Parlor, Henry E. Hilberg (1849-1931), Barber, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 31-1/2" Length

Lot 032 - Antique Brass Name Sign From The E. Hilberg Shaving Parlor, Henry E. Hilberg (1849-1931), Barber, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 31-1/2" LengthAn antique brass name sign reading "Henry E. Hilberg," from the E. Hilberg Shaving Parlor in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The sign features open pierced lettering set within a horizontal bar frame with scrolled mounting tabs at each end. Henry E. Hilberg (1849 1931) was born in Hesse, Germany, and worked as a barber in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He resided in Beaver and later Beaver Falls, and his occupation is listed as barber in Monaca,

are among the structures brought into view

The boots have some signs of wear consistent with age and mild use

Most pinups are intact and suitable for framing and display

There are a couple pin holes in her belly and her back

and steam heating systems

with normal signs of use and wear

Handwritten identification on the verso remains legible

all round with paper labels

and a slim face

This mid-19th century ethnographic volume reflects the period’s limited and often romanticized European-American interpretations of Indigenous culture and history

The interior opens to a backgammon board with inlaid points and a pair of inlaid birds on branches at the center of each side

Signed by artist (illegible) at right