Friday, July 10, 2009

Burma Shave


This is the last of my Route 66 posts. Enjoy!











8 comments:

Linda Reeder said...

Cool. Burma-shave sighs! Do they still make Burma-shave?

Maya said...

Linda: I don't know. But, I'm glad they left the signs up! There were quite a few of them. This is just one example.

Cele said...

there are several sights along route 66 that you don't see any where else. I use to love the Burma Shave signs and the Stucky signs.

And here, per Wikipedia...

"In 1997, the American Safety Razor Company reintroduced the Burma-Shave brand, including a nostalgic shaving soap and brush kit. In fact, the original Burma-Shave was a brushless shaving cream, and Burma-Shave's own roadside signs frequently ridiculed "Grandpa's old-fashioned shaving brush."

Maya said...

Cele: Thanks for the info. I didn't know that!

Janet Kincaid said...

If you think you're in a snit,
But you just don't give a wit,
Buy a bottle of fine wine
And pull over here to dine.
BURMA SHAVE

:-)

Maya said...

Janet: Where did you get that one? Hahahah

Linda said...

How cool to see these signs. I've read about them in Bill Bryson's books, and now here's the real thing.

Maya said...

Linda: They were really fun. We saw a few differnt ones. I only posted one set though.