MAIN MENU Introduction Cast / Credits Resource LInks Contact / About TIME MACHINES Full Size 1960 Full Size 2002 Time After Time Model 1960 Model Kits TECHNICAL The Barber Chair The Restoration CREATIVE Scratch Built Model GALLERY'S Lobby Cards 1960 Publicity Pics 1960 Pictures 2002 DOWNLOADS Wallpapers The Berninghaus "Hercules" Barber Chair, 1901 Click To Enlarge Above, this image shows how the Berninghaus barber chair was modified for the George Pal Time Machine 1960.. Eugene Berninghaus was born July 12 1845, he was a German immigrant who began creating these incredibly ornate barber chairs and other furniture in Cincinnati around 1875 and established a thriving business.. The "Hercules" had a hydraulic mechanism to rotate or change the height of the chair, it was made in a variety of materials such Mahogany, Maple, Walnut and cherry wood, the seats were finished in either mohair plush or leather.. These chairs are increasingly rare and highly sought after, there are other Berninghaus styled chairs to choose from but its the "Hercules" chair that was used for the 1960 George Pal Time Machine Prop in particular.. The Berninghaus "Hercules" Barber Chair, Modifications Click To Enlarge Above, some rare images of the Time Machine before its auction in 1970.. Modifications had to be made to the Hercules in order to fit it to the Time Machine, the central pedestal was removed including the hydraulic mechanism and four standard legs were created to stand the chair upon. This of course bought the chair much lower to the floor meaning they had to discard the original footrest in favor of a red padded cushion. The original headrest was removed and replaced with the old footrest instead, they literally swapped them around. The front rail of the chair was replaced with a new wooden rail and the padded arm rests were configured so they could be lifted via the rear hinge, the overall change is quite dramatic.. The Berninghaus "Hercules" Barber Chair, Modifications Click To Enlarge Above, a technical drawing of the chair used on the Time Machine, Copyright 1999, Chris Perrotta.. The Berninghaus "Hercules" Barber Chair, Restoration Click To Enlarge When Bob Burns acquired the original Time Machine in 1979 from a thrift shop it was missing the original Barber chair, so a new one had to be fashioned from the original blueprints. Tom Scherman, Lynn Barker and Marc Richards had the pleasure of recreating this much needed piece of the machine and they did an awesome job.. Images courtesy of Bob Burns : http://bobburns.mycottage.com The Berninghaus "Hercules" Barber Chair, Other Types A later version of a Berninghaus Barber Chair.. Above, some examples of typical head and footrest designs.. The Berninghaus "Hercules" Barber Chair, 3D Renders Click To Enlarge Above, On the left is a very nice 3D image of a customized berninghaus style chair, on the right some excellent renders created by Chris Perrotta.. All "Time Machine" related media including images, video and characters etc are owned by the original author's or copyright holders. This website is neither sponsored or endorsed by the above mentioned nor does it affiliate with any other divisions thereof. Contact Webmaster : timemachine_nz@yahoo.co.nz Viewed best at 1024x768 with Internet Explorer AFFILIATE SITES