10 Things Every 1950s Barber Did That Would Be Illegal Now

He shaved a whole town with one straight razor, singed your hair with an open flame, splashed on tonics full of banned chemicals, pulled a tooth if you asked, and sold you a bet on the ballgame from the back chair. The 1950s barber did far more than cut hair - he ran the men's social club of Main Street with a razor and a wink - and half of what he did in that chair every day would be flat-out illegal now. A cinematic recreation of the old barber. Which one do YOU remember? Tell me in the comments. (AI recreation.)