The story of Asaph Perry

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Opening Cohutta Springs Hopkins and Company Loan Family Business Barber Shop

The specialized barber shops that we frequent today evolved from more informal community oriented type, one of which Asaph Perry ran. The first school for barbers opened in Chicago around 1920 and government regulation would come much later. Until then, the skill would come through a combination of talent and apprenticeship.

It is hard to imagine buying "Freshest Family Groceries" at the place one gets their hair cut, but it is not impossible.

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We have a good bit of evidence expanding on Asaph's life as a barber. Much of this evidence is piecemeal. We know, without doubt, that Asaph was a barber for most of his adult life (much of this evidence is from the collection of business memorabilia and from newspaper clippings), but we do not know what that life entailed.