Just realized the average barber chair from the 1920s weighed over 400 pounds... read it in an old equipment catalog at a flea market.

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mason_murray828d ago

That catalog was probably for industrial hydraulic chairs.

flores.mark27d ago

Wait, are those the super heavy duty ones? I saw a catalog like that once and the chairs looked like they could survive a bomb blast. Not exactly the kind of thing you want in your living room, unless you're going for a very specific look. They probably cost more than my first car, too.

morganl7127d ago

Imagine trying to move one of those things. If @mason_murray8 is right about them being industrial, that explains the crazy weight. I just can't picture a normal shop using something that heavy.

gray31422d ago

Yeah, the "survive a bomb blast" thing is spot on. I read an article once about how those old chairs were built like bank vaults. They used solid cast iron bases and real leather that was an inch thick. The whole point was to never, ever need replacing. My buddy's grandpa had a shop and said you could drop one from a truck and it would just scratch the floor.