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Slide set: The barber and his clever dog (story: York & Son, 12 slides, in/before 1888)

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Slide 1
The barber and his dog welcome a fresh customer
Slide 2
The dog waits patiently during the first operation of lathering
Slide 3
The razor is produced and sharpened
Slide 4
An illustration of its powers which the dog thinks a needless delay
Slide 5
The barber receives a gentle caution to proceed with care
Slide 6
This is how he takes care
Slide 7
The dog enjoys the position
Slide 8
The barber gets the customer to sit again. To avoid a worse misfortune he keeps back the nose with his thumb
Slide 9
His thumb accidentally slips, and tip of his nose is removed
Slide 10
The dog enjoys the morsel under the table
Slide 11
The barber does his best to repair the mischief
Slide 12
He thinks he has made a good job of it
Catalogue entries (9)
1891
Complete catalogue of lantern slides, dissolving views, magic lanterns etc. (London: UK Band of Hope Union, 1891), B 63
1892
Illustrated catalogue of magic, optical and dissolving view lanterns, lime-light apparatus, etc.: season 1892-93 (London: Wrench & Son, 1892), 199
1894
Wood's catalogue of slides, optical lanterns and dissolving views apparatus: forty-sixth issue (London: E.G. Wood, 1894), 113
1894
Wood's catalogue of slides, optical lanterns, and dissolving views apparatus: forty-eighth issue (London: E.G. Wood, 1894), 123
1898
Illustrated catalogue of magic, optical and dissolving view lanterns, lime-light apparatus and slides: season 1898-99 (London: Wrench & Son, 1898), 532
1901
Catalogue of lantern slides: season 1901-2 (Dundee: Peter Feathers, 1901), 58
1909
Descriptive catalogue of lantern slides: available for hire or purchase (London: Walter Tyler, 1909), 669
1909
Lantern slide catalogue (Glasgow: J. Lizars, 1909), 12
c.1913
Lijst van lantaarnplaatjes (Nijmegen and Amsterdam: Ivens & Co., c.1913), 63
Other reference
1888
Walter D. Welford and Henry Sturmey (compilers), The 'indispensable handbook' to the optical lantern: a complete cyclopaedia on the subject of optical lanterns, slides, and accessory apparatus (London: Iliffe & Son, 1888), 282

“This clever dog welcomes customers on account of the morsels that fall from accidental slip of the barber's razor, and, of course, watches the shaving operations with an intelligent face.”

Lucerna ID  3001916

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 18 May 2024

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