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| Titles |
Burma-Shave streetcar sign |
|---|---|
| Description |
Two multicolored signs advertising "Burma-Shave" shaving cream, used by Burma-Vita Company, 1951-1952. These signs are housed in a concave dark wooden support used at the juncture of a wall and ceiling in a streetcar to display advertisements. The signs read, "WHEN SUPER-SHAVED / REMEMBER, PARD, YOU'LL STILL GET SLAPPED / BUT NOT SO HARD!" and "SAID ONE WHISKER TO ANOTHER / CAN'T GET TOUGH WITH THIS STUFF BROTHER." |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
12 1/2 inches height 42 1/2 inches width 6 inches depth (top) 1 1/2 inches depth (bottom) |
| Nomenclature |
sign (declatory or advertising artifact) |
| Materials |
paper wood (plant material) paperboard ink |
| Subjects |
Burma-Vita Company Burma-Vita Company Used in: Streetcars and buses Used in: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States Trade & Industry. Advertising & Promotions. Advertising |
| Dates |
Creation: Exactly 1951 |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| Identifiers |
1990.507.9 (Accession Number) |