Few images say barbershop quite like the striped pole, and this Vintage Barber Shop Pole Sign puts that icon front and centre.
The spiral stripes date back to the medieval barber-surgeons, who pulled teeth and let blood as well as cutting hair. Red is said to represent blood and white the bandages, with the rotating pole recalling the staff a patient gripped during treatment. Surgery and barbering became separate professions in England in 1745, yet the pole stayed, and it still spins outside shops all over the world today.
Choose A6 (10.5 × 14.8cm), A5 (21 × 14.8cm), A4 (28.3 × 19.7cm) or A3 (42 × 30.5cm). Select Clean for crisp graphics or Rusted for a printed patina that looks as though it has hung outside for decades.
A neat finishing touch for a salon, a grooming corner or a bathroom, and a fun present for anyone who appreciates a bit of trade history.
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