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Barber Shop Vacuums
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Post# 273698   3/27/2014 at 16:52 (3,675 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

I came across this eBay listing and wondered what kind of suction device barbers use and if anyone in Vacuumland has a collection and/or knowledge of the machines.

Front side photo:


Post# 273699 , Reply# 1   3/27/2014 at 16:53 (3,675 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Back side of photo:

Post# 273700 , Reply# 2   3/27/2014 at 16:57 (3,675 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

From 1963 (First of its kind centralized vacuum system in a barber shop):

Post# 273701 , Reply# 3   3/27/2014 at 16:58 (3,675 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Back side of previous photo:

Post# 273703 , Reply# 4   3/27/2014 at 17:15 (3,675 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Barber Vacs

Great pictures.I remember seeing some years ago that seem to have used a plastic jar to catch most hair.I have a square box type with motor in it that come from a local shop when the barber died at 95.My best one is a large late 50s Eureka Rotomatic canister labeled for Wahl barber supply with a chrome pipe going straight up from the hose connection with a tray half way up to hold clippers that connect to flexible hoses.Both should be on EBay sooner or later.

Post# 273710 , Reply# 5   3/27/2014 at 17:42 (3,675 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
friendly neighborhood barbershop,

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Still has one in the form of a square duct along the ceiling, with hoses connected at black mounts, push-in or locking, likely locking. I've never seen it in use, unfortunately.


Post# 273715 , Reply# 6   3/27/2014 at 17:53 (3,675 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes)        
Head Vacuuming.

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Personally, I use the massage cup from my Kirby G5 after a hair cut to remove loose hairs.

Post# 273885 , Reply# 7   3/28/2014 at 18:35 (3,674 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)        

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Super Sweeper:

Any clue as to what the vacuum unit is? Any way you could get some pics and possibly even of the vacuum machine itself? This sounds like a very interesting thing to me.


Post# 273888 , Reply# 8   3/28/2014 at 18:48 (3,674 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)        

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This made me think, a modern barber shop or hair salon or whatever could really use a central vac, with a vac pan at every station to sweep everything into and one of these hose things as well to clean up and with a dust brush or something vacuum hair off the person too.

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Post# 273908 , Reply# 9   3/28/2014 at 20:48 (3,673 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
while I would love to,

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I have never seen I it in use, what would the Barber think when I ask 'hi, I would like to investigate your hair vacuum thing!'?



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