TAILIEUCHUNG - At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History

In most instances the old signs which indicated the callings of shopkeepers have been swept away. Indeed, the three brass balls of the pawn-broker and the pole of the barber are all that are left of signs of the olden time. Round the barber's pole gather much curious fact and fiction. So many suggestions have been put forth as to its origin and meaning that the student of history is puzzled to give a correct solution. One circumstance is clear: its origin goes back to far distant times. An attempt is made in "The Athenian Oracle" (i. 334), to trace the remote origin of the. | the Sign of the Barber s Pole by William Andrews 1 the Sign of the Barber s Pole by William Andrews Project Gutenberg s At the Sign of the Barber s Pole by William Andrews This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title At the Sign of the Barber s Pole Studies In Hirsute History Author William Andrews Release Date November 27 2006 EBook 19925 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AT THE SIGN OF THE BARBER S POLE Produced by Ted Garvin Karina Aleksandrova and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http Illustration The House of Commons in the time of Sir Robert Walpole. Wigs in Parliament. AT THE SIGN OF THE BARBER S POLE STUDIES IN HIRSUTE HISTORY the Sign of the Barber s Pole by William Andrews 2 BY WILLIAM ANDREWS AUTHOR OF BYGONE ENGLAND ETC. COTTINGHAM YORKSHIRE . TUTIN 1904 PREFACE Connected with the barber and his calling are many curiosities of history. In the following pages an attempt has been made and I trust not without success to bring together notices of the more interesting matters that gather round the man and his trade. In the compilation of this little book many works have been consulted and among those which have yielded me the most information must be mentioned the following -- Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London by Sidney Young London 1890. An Apology for the Beard by Artium Magister London 1862. Barbers Company by G. Lambert . London 1881. Barber-Surgeons and Chandlers by D. Embleton . Newcastle-on-Tyne 1891. Barber s Shop by . Proctor edited by . Axon Manchester 1883. Philosophy of Beards by . Cowing Ipswich. Some Account of the Beard and the Moustachio by John Adey Repton . London 1839. Why Shave by . London. Notes and Queries and other

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