Why is the barbeshop light has the blue, red and white spiral?
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because it was easily identified in the days where most people couldnt read
Well, there are several accounts of the origin of the Barber Pole. The most reliable story of the pole is that it originated when blood-letting was the most typical service of the barber. The two spiral ribbons painted around the pole were symbols of the two bandages used in blood-letting. One ribbon represented the bandage bound around the arm before surgury was preformed, and the other afterwards. The true colors of the barber emblem are white and red. Red,white, and blue are widely used in America. This is due partly to the fact the national flag has these colors. But the red and white are regarded by the most authorites as the true colors of the barber pole.
In this short little history on the Barber Shop, you learned how this building got the stripes on the pole. You also learned about what the people used to do there. Could you imagine going into the Barber Shop to take a bath where everyone would be in the same room as you were. Today we carry on the tradition of the red and white pole, but it does not have the same history or even the same value as it had a long time ago.
In olden times, Barbers also used to be the local surgeon - something to do with close shaves.
The red and white Barber pole denotes the blood soaked bandages.
becuz its french, i dunno!!
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