Takara Barber Chair Restored - Part 2

Part 2 on the restoration of mechanical barber chair. As I understand it, the Takara barber chair was made before the 1940s according to the barber who gave them to me. Of course he bought it second hand. I have been going to this barber ever since I started paying for my own haircut.

And the first cut of the final product...

So I put the barber chair in my living room and got a earful from my wife… She said it is so old looking, blah, blah, blah… So I did the unthinkable. I took apart the chair again and decided to look for a company to clean and chrome all the metal parts. Even after the first round of restoration, you would not believe the amount of hair still found on the chair!

Found one in Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park willing to take it on. Took a lot of persuading before they agreed to do it for me. But only for one chair and that took another 3-4 months. Take apart the chair myself was an interesting exercise. And the toughest part was putting it back together… another round of headache but well worth it!

And now, the final product... Finally!

Took me about one whole year from start to finish to have it fully restored. Satisfaction!