{"id":3262,"date":"2010-02-23T23:01:52","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T06:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2011-08-10T12:43:29","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T19:43:29","slug":"moustache-the-handlebar-club-circa-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3262","title":{"rendered":"Moustache: The Handlebar Club, Circa 1947"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/07\/the-handlebar-club-founded-1947-heralded-for-their-determined-co-operative-self-denial-in-the-use-of-the-razor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3263\" title=\"The Handlebar Club UK Circa 1947\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/handlebar_club_group.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/handlebar_club_group.jpg 405w, http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/handlebar_club_group-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vintage <strong>LIFE Magazine<\/strong> photos from <strong>The Handlebar Club<\/strong>&#8216;s <a title=\"Pics from the inaugural year of Handlebar Club\" href=\"http:\/\/www.handlebarclub.co.uk\/1947archive.htm\" target=\"_blank\">inaugural year<\/a>. The UK group&#8217;s qualifications specified &#8220;<em>a hirsute appendage of the upper lip, with graspable extremities.<\/em>&#8221;\u00a0They&#8217;re still growing strong today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/07\/the-handlebar-club-founded-1947-heralded-for-their-determined-co-operative-self-denial-in-the-use-of-the-razor\/\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/07\/the-handlebar-club-founded-1947-heralded-for-their-determined-co-operative-self-denial-in-the-use-of-the-razor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3264\" title=\"The Handlebar Club silk moustache tie\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/handlebar_moustache_silk_tie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/handlebar_moustache_silk_tie.jpg 405w, http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/handlebar_moustache_silk_tie-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/07\/the-handlebar-club-founded-1947-heralded-for-their-determined-co-operative-self-denial-in-the-use-of-the-razor\/\"><\/a>Want these sweet silk &#8216;stache ties? They&#8217;ve got new versions for sale on <a title=\"The Handlebar Club online store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.handlebarclub.co.uk\/sales.shtm\" target=\"_blank\">The Handlebar Club online store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Vintage Handlebar Club pics at Blackwatch\" href=\"http:\/\/42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/07\/the-handlebar-club-founded-1947-heralded-for-their-determined-co-operative-self-denial-in-the-use-of-the-razor\/\" target=\"_blank\">See more pics at BlackWatch<\/a>. (Thanks, <strong>Sarah<\/strong>!)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Handlebar Club\" href=\"http:\/\/www.handlebarclub.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">The Handlebar Club official site<\/a> asdf<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a title=\"Ongoing: A Collection of Facial Hair Collections\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3107\">Ongoing: A Collection of Facial Hair Collections<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Time Lapse: My Hairy Commute \/ Readying For Whiskerino\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=2243\">Time Lapse: My Hairy Commute \/ Readying For Whiskerino<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Video\/MP3: Homeless Mustard Sings Radiohead\u2019s Creep, Has Great Beard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=2668\">Homeless Mustard Sings Radiohead\u2019s Creep, Has Great Beard<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Hairy: What Famous Characters Would Look Like With Beards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=2537\">Hairy: What Famous Characters Would Look Like With Beards<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Whiskerino: Fully-Restored, Antique Straight Razors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=344\">Whiskerino: Fully-Restored, Antique Straight Razors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vintage LIFE Magazine photos from The Handlebar Club&#8216;s inaugural year. The UK group&#8217;s qualifications specified &#8220;a hirsute appendage of the upper lip, with graspable extremities.&#8221;\u00a0They&#8217;re still growing strong today. Want these sweet silk &#8216;stache ties? They&#8217;ve got new versions for sale on The Handlebar Club online store. See more pics at BlackWatch. (Thanks, Sarah!) 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