During the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – one could expect to get more than one's hair cut by the barber. The line between haircutter and medic was blurred, ...
Barbers have not always been tasked only with haircuts and beard-trims; in fact, being a barber during the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – meant being ...
On this day 90 years ago, local barbers organized a committee aimed at raising haircut rates in the city. The committee consisted of 16 Fort Wayne barbers, including eight members of the Journeymen's ...