Thread: Remember Burma-Shave Signs?

I do. My fave -

Within this vale
Of toil and sin
Your head grows bald
But not your chin.
Burma-Shave

(1955)

Burma-Shave Home

Unfortunately I'm old enough to remember seeing them on the road.

Harry Belafonte did a song some time ago, something about a mischievous chimp who slowly takes over a guys life including his girlfriend and in it he mentions Burma Shave.

While I am to young to remember Burmashave my brother did give me a book chronicling the jingles. It is called The Verse By The Side of the Road.

Bathroom shelf
Surprises me
From shaving clutter
It's now free
I'm using Burma-Shave!

(1937)

The only one I remember:

Don't lose your head
To save a minute.
You need your head
Your brains are in it.
Burma Shave

rs,
Tack

I have the book of Jingles it has the companys history as well. Very fun read.

My gal
clapped her hands
when she felt my face.
but when she
felt my hands
She slapped my face.
Burma Shave.

Spring is sprung
grass is riz
where
last year's
careless driver iz

~Richard

I remember them well, during annual summer trips, from the windows and Dome car of the Santa Fe Super Chief, from Los Angeles to Kansas City visiting my grandparents in the early 50's. My mom packed peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the trips.

I have that sign hanging in my studio
Sweet
BloodBath. Jim

I got this for Christmas a few years back. It belonged to a barber and hung in his shop for many years.

The tattered remains of this one lingered until the early 80's near my hometown in central Iowa:

Does your husband
rant and rave?
Grunt and grumble,
misbehave?
Shoot the Brute
some Burma shave!

Not particularly inspired, but I'm sure they didn't squander the whole Madison Avenue budget on Boone, Iowa.