Description: Hand-painted and photographic occupational, fraternal, and decorative shaving mugs were a common feature in barber shops in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Now they are valued antiques, often bringing several thousands of dollars. Here are over 1000 of the best shaving mugs in the world. Each is fully described with a current estimate of its market value.
Brief description: Keith Estep is a collector and dealer who lives in Connecticut. His first book, The Shaving Mug and Barber Bottle Book*, was well-received in the collecting world, becoming the basic reference.