Shaving by steam

"A complicated piece of machinery fills the centre of a room in a fashionable establishment; an open door (right) leads into a shop where, in the background, a pretty and extravagantly dressed woman (in the costume of c. 1828) presides at a counter; above the door is a model of the machine, �...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 (Printmaker)
Format: Photo
Language:English
Published: [London] : Pub. by E. King Chancery Lane, [1828?]
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