berringhaus prison barber chair one of kind

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Early 1900s chair came out of North Carolina state prison they used to shave condemned man’s head before getting the electric chair conducted better on skin and didn’t want to smell burning hair has original leg shackel tie downs i assume some people weren’t going to just sit there and let them do it original upholstery if you want call it that Hercules pump was pulled out put in prison porcelain sink base and it works round seat was made from a wagon wheel wrapped in tin and coppereverything else was built in prison wood shop date carved on bottom 1901 I’ve had for awhile time to pass on it is really center of collection only one in the world but need room at Halloween I put skeleton in prison clothes in chair and cuff him up it’ll be included in sale at j&n antique barber chair restoration in South Carolina 803-370-0447 it’s exactly how I got it only thing I did was put couple new bolts in ankle holders they were broke