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Relax to the sounds of a craftsman assembling an iconic American-made Marvy Barber Pole! 💈 This video is something experimental we filmed earlier this year during our time in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The handcraftsmanship of a Marvy Barber Pole being assembled in their Saint Paul workspace where they have been based since 1961. Inside, the warehouse space has barely changed since the day they first set up their workbenches! Established in 1936, by William Marvy in his parents’ basement, the William Marvy Company in Saint Paul, Minnesota is a family-owned and operated business that produces the iconic Marvy Barber Pole, Mar-V-Cide Disinfectant and Sanitizing Jars. The William Marvy Company began making barber poles in 1950. William Marvy revolutionized the barber pole with a rust-proof design utilizing stainless steel, aluminum, and glass. They are the only manufacturers of commercial barber poles left in North America. Over the years they have made 90,000 barber poles, and a book catalogs each barber pole’s serial number along with its new owner ✍🏼 Two of their barber poles are at The Smithsonian, including the 75,000th pole, as symbols of Americana and the American Highstreet. A recent milestone, the 90,000th barber pole now hangs on the wall in the Marvy headquarters as a part of their growing collection that includes past barber pole milestones and historical designs 🙌🏼 William Marvy’s son, Bob Marvy, is now the company President. Bob's three sons (Scott, Dan & Brad) are involved in the daily operations to preserve and honor the Marvy family legacy. We filmed over two days with Scott Gohr who has four decades of experience and is an invaluable part of this family business. Scott patiently took us through the process of assembling a Marvy Barber Pole model #55. And, in case you are wondering, this barber pole was made for Mizell’s Barber Shop in Brownsburg, IN. So if you are ever in the neighborhood, you can stop by and check out their Marvy Barber Pole! ✨ Huge thank you to Patrick Imholte, owner of Elizabeth’s Barber Shop, for connecting us with Scott Marvy 🙏🏼 The William Mary Company is around the corner from Elizabeth’s Barber Shop. You’ll often find Patrick there catching up with Scott and buying supplies :) To see more of our videos from Minnesota, check out this playlist👇🏼 S P E C I A L T H A N K S Scott Gohr, Craftsman Scott Marvy William Marvy Company 👉🏼 1540 St. Clair Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55105 USA For more information, please visit👇🏼 ************ F T C D I S C L A I M E R: Some links shared in this description box may be affiliate links which means if you use those links I may get compensation from the companies at no cost to you. We use any money earned to produce new video and blog content to share. Thank you for your support. ************ Thank you so much for stopping by and watching! ▶ How the journey of visiting barbershops around the world began: ▶ Stories behind our most popular videos: T H A N K Y O U ❤ A special thank you to all of our Patreons for helping us to create our content! ▶ Become a Patreon supporter too! ************ E Q U I P M E N T: Our current gear and the logic: C A M E R A S: PRIMARY CAMERA PRIMARY LENS (FILMING) GIMBAL 2ND CAMERA 2ND CAMERA LENS TRAVEL TRIPOD MONOPOD A U D I O: BOOM MICROPHONE WIRELESS LAV MIC SMART PHONE LAV MIC AUDIO RECORDER PRIMARY PHOTOGRAPHY LENS CAMERA BAG ************ B L O G: I N S T A G R A M: F A C E B O O K: T W I T T E R: P I N T E R E S T: ************ #haircutharry #haircutharryminnesota
