Burma-Shave Roadside Signs, 1964-1965
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While this "jingle" was first composed in 1933, the Burma-Vita company manufactured this set of signs for display at the 1965 Detroit Auto Show. From the late 1920s to the early 1960s, sets of six signs like these marketed the company's famous "brushless" men's shaving cream along rural roads in most states.
While this "jingle" was first composed in 1933, the Burma-Vita company manufactured this set of signs for display at the 1965 Detroit Auto Show. From the late 1920s to the early 1960s, sets of six signs like these marketed the company's famous "brushless" men's shaving cream along rural roads in most states.
Artifact
Advertising sign
Date Made
1964-1965
Subject Date
1933-1940
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis
Creator Notes
Made for Burma-Vita Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
65.75.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Burma-Vita Company.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 17 in
Width: 40 in
Thickness: 0.75 in
Inscriptions
Painted on the first sign: WITHIN THIS VALE Painted on the second sign: OF TOIL Painted on the third sign: AND SIN Painted on the fourth sign: YOUR HEAD GROWS BALD Painted on the fifth sign: BUT NOT YOUR CHIN Painted on the sixth sign: BURMA SHAVE.
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