For readers “of a certain age” we have fond memories of Burma Shave signs but the story behind them may surprise you. The ...

Does this bring back any memories? If it does, your age is showing (but probably not your whiskers). What well-known soap Could shave your chin And leave you with a hairless grin? It advertised in '26 ...

People still love Burma Shave signs. Neighbors recently carried a story on the rhyming signs which promoted safe driving, or just a good laugh, while pushing Burma Shave shaving cream. They lined ...

In a recent article about my enjoyment of figs at my Georgia Grandmother’s at my home in Laurens County and here, I mentioned the long, slow auto trip to South Georgia and the Burma Shave signs which ...

Travel on U.S. highways between 1926 and 1963 revealed a common element guaranteed to create comments. A set of six red and white signs alongside the road displayed a catchy, humorous rhyme that ...

This letter originally appeared in 1996. Dear Ann Landers: I am a 15-year-old girl who lives in Danbury, Conn., and have been reading your column ever since I was 11. I understand almost everything ...

“Who has to go now?” rasped Peter Mathews as he eased up on the gas. But this time he was wrong. As he slowed down, the youngsters chanted the legend on the ...

You have to be at least 62 years old to remember seeing this unique advertising technique. It was started in 1927, when highway lanes were only 10 feet wide (8 feet in some places), with tight curves ...

I just received your latest edition of HCN and couldn’t get the Burma Shave lines out of my head. I think bringing information like this up about our checkered history is important (HCN, 10/23/00: ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early years of motoring, the ...