Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I remember having read that Barbers used to be blood-letters - an old way of healing all ills - and surgeons/bone-setters the sign is supposed to represent bandages and blood. Douglas Philippe Orlent wrote: > Thanks Bill, > It seems that another iconic symbol will bite the dust... > Philippe > > > > Op 18-feb-07, om 23:46 heeft Bill Larsen het volgende geschreven: > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber_pole >> >> Philippe Orlent wrote: >> >>> Does anybody know what the origin is of the candy bar like barber >>> shop sign? >>> Thanks, >>> Philippe >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >