Burma-Shave Jingle Book, 1936
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Artifact Overview
Burma-Shave successfully marketed their brushless shaving cream by posting humorous poems and slogans along the roadside. From the mid-1920s to the mid-1960s, drivers and passengers would keep a lookout for the sequential road signs with Burma-Shave ads. This book from 1936 listed a selection of jingles used since the company began.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Booklet
Date Made
1936
Subject Date
1936
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.187.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Width: 2.75 in
Depth: 0.063 in
Inscriptions
Printed on cover:
Burma-Shave / JINGLE / BOOK / FORTY-FOUR JINGLES Burma-Shave / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / DIRECTIONS FOR USE EXPLAINED
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