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- Packaging for Sample Burma-Shave Double Edge Razor Blades, 1936 - The Burma-Vita Company was one of the first companies to produce a brushless shaving cream. They began selling the grooming products in 1925, but it was their innovative advertising method that most people recall today. Roadside poems and humorous sayings -- Were this company's fame -- Gave drivers and auto tourists -- A way to remember their name -- Burma Shave.
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Packaging for Sample Burma-Shave Double Edge Razor Blades, 1936
The Burma-Vita Company was one of the first companies to produce a brushless shaving cream. They began selling the grooming products in 1925, but it was their innovative advertising method that most people recall today. Roadside poems and humorous sayings -- Were this company's fame -- Gave drivers and auto tourists -- A way to remember their name -- Burma Shave.
- Burma-Shave Jingle Book, 1936 - 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.
- 1925-1936
- Collections - Artifact
Burma-Shave Jingle Book, 1936
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.
- Package of Burma-Shave Double Edge Razor Blades, 1930-1945 - The Burma-Vita Company was one of the first companies to produce a brushless shaving cream. They began selling the grooming products in 1925, but it was their innovative advertising method that most people recall today. Roadside poems and humorous sayings -- Were this company's fame -- Gave drivers and auto tourists -- A way to remember their name -- Burma Shave.
- 1930-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Package of Burma-Shave Double Edge Razor Blades, 1930-1945
The Burma-Vita Company was one of the first companies to produce a brushless shaving cream. They began selling the grooming products in 1925, but it was their innovative advertising method that most people recall today. Roadside poems and humorous sayings -- Were this company's fame -- Gave drivers and auto tourists -- A way to remember their name -- Burma Shave.
- Tube of Burma-Shave, 1930-1945 - The Burma-Vita Company was one of the first companies to produce a brushless shaving cream. They began selling the grooming products -- packaged in jars and tubes -- in 1925, but it was their innovative advertising method that most people recall today. Roadside poems and humorous sayings -- Were this company's fame -- Gave drivers and auto tourists -- A way to remember their name -- Burma Shave.
- 1930-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Tube of Burma-Shave, 1930-1945
The Burma-Vita Company was one of the first companies to produce a brushless shaving cream. They began selling the grooming products -- packaged in jars and tubes -- in 1925, but it was their innovative advertising method that most people recall today. Roadside poems and humorous sayings -- Were this company's fame -- Gave drivers and auto tourists -- A way to remember their name -- Burma Shave.
- Burma-Shave Roadside Signs, 1964-1965 - While this "jingle" was first composed in 1933, the Burma-Vita company manufactured this set of signs for display at the 1965 Detroit Auto Show. From the late 1920s to the early 1960s, sets of six signs like these marketed the company's famous "brushless" men's shaving cream along rural roads in most states.
- 1933-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Burma-Shave Roadside Signs, 1964-1965
While this "jingle" was first composed in 1933, the Burma-Vita company manufactured this set of signs for display at the 1965 Detroit Auto Show. From the late 1920s to the early 1960s, sets of six signs like these marketed the company's famous "brushless" men's shaving cream along rural roads in most states.
- Jar for Burma-Shave, 1930-1945 - The Burma-Vita Company was one of the first companies to produce a brushless shaving cream. They began selling the grooming products -- packaged in jars and tubes -- in 1925, but it was their innovative advertising method that most people recall today. Roadside poems and humorous sayings -- Were this company's fame -- Gave drivers and auto tourists -- A way to remember their name -- Burma Shave.
- 1930-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Jar for Burma-Shave, 1930-1945
The Burma-Vita Company was one of the first companies to produce a brushless shaving cream. They began selling the grooming products -- packaged in jars and tubes -- in 1925, but it was their innovative advertising method that most people recall today. Roadside poems and humorous sayings -- Were this company's fame -- Gave drivers and auto tourists -- A way to remember their name -- Burma Shave.
- Burma-Shave Jingle Book, 1936 - 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.
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Burma-Shave Jingle Book, 1936
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.