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Title: Burma-Shave
Post by: Rockytime on September 29, 2018, 10:43:31 pm

1/4" floor underlay.

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: DWSudekum on September 30, 2018, 05:39:52 am

Nicely done.  Been a while since I have seen that name.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

DW

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: jscott2 on September 30, 2018, 10:05:03 am

When I was a kid, we always looked ahead to find the Burma Shave signs.  Then we would all read them aloud as each came by.

Good memories. Thanks
Jim

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Norm Fengstad on September 30, 2018, 05:51:57 pm

Burma Shave, nice clean workmanship, Now help me with the significance of Burma Shave, it must be a sign but I will soon be 76 and don't recall seeing it. But then memory fades as I had to look up  my Social Insurance Number the other day, something I have used for 50 or 60 years

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Rockytime on September 30, 2018, 10:35:37 pm

Google Burma-Shave. You will find it most interesting. They were advertising signs all along America's highways with clever slogans. I'll be 80 in November I guess I'm a bit older.   

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: eburk on October 01, 2018, 12:15:31 am

I am 71, remember than well along US Hwy 6, 61, and 30 in Eastern Iowa as I was growing up.

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: jscott2 on October 01, 2018, 08:58:56 am

Just spent some time on the Burma-Shave.org web site.  Good memories.  Didn't know the signs started in the late 20s - before my time.

Thanks for the menories.
Jim

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Norm Fengstad on October 01, 2018, 09:31:29 am

thanks for the info on Burma shave. I goggled it and found lots of interesting info. surprised to find some Canadian politicians used the slogans in their campaign. It confirms that I a haddeprived childhood. Not really, never travelled as a kid nor had television untill 1958 and then it was only 1 blurry channel.

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Dennis123 on October 02, 2018, 08:28:56 am

Like your Burma-Shave sign.  Brings back lots of memories.  I'm 77.

Dennis

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: GLC on October 02, 2018, 10:43:10 am

Fond memories for virtually all of us.  I recall traveling US Highway 75 as a youngster between Fort Worth and Houston, Texas to visit family.  I think that on the US Highways where the roads were much narrower than the latter developed Interstate system the signs were much closer to our vehicles.  If my history is correct the
Interstate system was developed by Eisenhower as he had appreciated the value of the German autobahns   which basically superseded the US Highways.  Oh and as a point of reference I am 73. 

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Dennis123 on October 02, 2018, 04:11:38 pm

How big is  your Burma-Shave sign?  Does anyone know the size of the original road-side signs?

Dennis

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Rockytime on October 02, 2018, 10:21:04 pm

Quote from: Dennis123 on October 02, 2018, 04:11:38 pm

How big is  your Burma-Shave sign?  Does anyone know the size of the original road-side signs?

Dennis

I'm not in my shop now but I guess it is 11 or 12" long.

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Octoolguy on October 03, 2018, 05:12:31 pm

Here is a great way to compare the size of the signs to a couple of folks standing beneath it.

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Rockytime on October 03, 2018, 06:51:45 pm

Quote from: Octoolguy on October 03, 2018, 05:12:31 pm

Here is a great way to compare the size of the signs to a couple of folks standing beneath it.

Ray, is that you with the beautiful lady?

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Dennis123 on October 08, 2018, 08:05:11 am

Thanks,

Dennis

Title: Re: Burma-Shave
Post by: Octoolguy on October 10, 2018, 01:25:36 pm

Quote from: Rockytime on October 03, 2018, 06:51:45 pm

Quote from: Octoolguy on October 03, 2018, 05:12:31 pm

Here is a great way to compare the size of the signs to a couple of folks standing beneath it.

Ray, is that you with the beautiful lady?

No, it's just a picture that I found on the web for size comparison. My wife and I look much better than that. Well, she does anyway. Ha!!