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Neck rest
Provis
(Manufacturer)
barber's portable neck rest presumably used to adjust position of client's head at a basin or during shaving; narrow block of varnished wood; flat base with cork layer for grip; curved trough-like top to fit neck shape; covered in brown leather; two holes at either end of block of wood for threading of rope to hold rest in place; one piece of rope still in place
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F98.9.32
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Powell, W.H. & D.H.
Association Type: Use
Date: 20th century (mid/late)
Place: Treherbert
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Collected Officially, 2/2/1998
Measurements
Length
(cm): 15
Width
(cm): 3.5
Height
(cm): 4.5
Material
Wood
Leather
Cork
Location
In store
Classification
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