ANTIQUE KOKEN BARBER CHAIR w/ HEADREST CIRCA 1915
Koken barber chairs were made during the 1800s and early 1900s. They were manufactured by the Koken Barbers Supply Company in the United States and supplied all the barbers in the country. Earnest E. Koken was the founder of the famous brand of barber chairs. The most famous barber chair they manufactured is the hydraulics-powered barber chair, which gave the barber the ability to lower and rise the chair for more comfort and convenience. During the 1950s, the company went out of business and a Japanese company used the Koken name to produce barber supplies.
Koken barber chairs are made from the finest materials by craftsmen. The chairs feature tufted leather seats, padded foot and arm rests. Some models feature constructed frames made up of quarter-sawn oak or walnut. Oftentimes, the frames are made from elaborate wood carvings and even the metal works were done in an elaborate manner. There are beautiful and elaborate scroll designs on the seat brackets, parts of the foot rests, and the base. The most valuable feature of Koken chairs is the hydraulics which made the company very famous and known.
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Description:
This Koken barber chair has porcelain enameled base, seat frame, back and arms, which was the standard for all of the finest chairs of it’s day. It also features a one lever hydraulic lift for the ease of the barber. All of the exposed castings are nickel plated and the cushions are top grain leather with spring construction for comfort. The Koken name is cast in the nickel plated foot rest and step plate.
manufacturer: Koken Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1915
color: Green leather, white porcelain enameled and nickel castings
weight: 282 lbs.
size: 28″L x 51″H x 43″W
CONDITION:
This chair is from a local barber shop located in the Bronx, NY that closed approximately 20 years ago. As you can see from the photos it is in overall good shape for being almost 100 years old. There is some rust on the frame, no tears on the leather and the hydraulic lever is operational. The headrest is included.
This would look great in a barber shop, in your man cave, can be used as a movie prop or as a designer piece.
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