Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/18

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Subject: [Leica] old phoenix...
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sun Feb 18 15:00:24 2007
References: <A9188A2F-C374-4A1B-92D5-8A3FDA3F1236@cox.net> <EA3CA879-99D5-4C0B-93C3-0BF1B5E6829D@pandora.be> <45D8D744.6000101@ocsnet.net> <891033E2-DC47-4B9E-B2CD-C5FC4A0ECC38@pandora.be>

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
>>
>>
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