5/5 Eric S. 5 years ago on Google
The
National
Barber
Museum
is
located
in
a
school
campus
near
the
library
building
of
Canal
Winchester
High
School.
I
arrived
there
on
a
Saturday
afternoon
and
Mike
Ippoliti,
the
curator
and
director
of
the
museum,
was
there
to
welcome
me.
He
jokingly
told
me
how
lucky
I
was
for
being
the
only
visitor
that
time,
because
I
could
have
all
his
time
as
he'd
talk
about
the
museum
and
tour
me
around.
We
started
the
tour
at
the
room
closest
to
the
entrance.
Mike
is
a
fun
person
to
talk
to
and
very
knowledgeable
on
anything
barbering.
First,
he
told
me
about
the
founder
Ed
Jeffers
and
how
Jeffers
started
the
collection
of
now
over
61
barber
poles,
more
than
800
straight
and
safety
razors,
razor
strops,
clippers,
bloodletting
tools
from
the
days
of
the
barber-surgeon,
shoeshine
chairs,
spittoons,
and
historical
barber
chairs.
The
museum
also
has
a
barber
library
of
over
400
volumes.
Did
I
mention
that
more
than
2,000
shaving
mugs
are
being
displayed
on
the
walls?
At
first,
I
thought
the
mugs
were
for
tea.
The
tour
lasted
for
about
45
minutes,
with
each
room
was
full
of
wonderful
treasures
and
telling
different
stories
of
barbering.