Skuba puts his hand on the black barber chair.

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There was even a hairdressing salon where men could have their facial hair shaved with an open razor, made possible because the barber's chair was set in such a position that there would be "no jolting".

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Signore Pallandino worked as a barber, and his clients, in the captivity of their chair, would be told stories of his ancestors in the com media dell'arte, an improvised song and dance entertainment that is the basis of English pantomime.

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Another barber, Farman Ali, used to have a shop but now he is happy just to have a chair in the open.

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