It's the barber pole, and it usually materializes with a red-, white-, and blue-striped color ... advertise their services with a recognizable symbol, many barbers placed wooden poles outside ...

Red, white, and blue barber poles look patriotic, but there's a blood-soaked meaning behind their design. Those rotating red, white, and blue poles outside barbershops have become an icon.

But the actual reason why barber poles are painted in ... It’s understandable to assume that they’re a symbol of patriotism, matching the red and white of the flag of St George, and if blue ...

After spending more than 40 years in front of Twin Cities barbershops, its red-white-and-blue-striped ... in the Americas of barber poles — an international symbol of the profession since ...

What's red, white and blue, and has spun its way ... Kirkpatrick has been a barber for around 40 years. "The barber pole has been a symbol for the barbers for many years," he tells All Things ...

What could be more American than a red, white and blue barber shop pole on Main Street, asks barber Tony Martino. Apple pie? Peanut butter and jelly? Martino can't understand why his landlord won ...

A TYNESIDE barber has been forced to ditch her salon’s renovation plans after numerous close shaves with Toon fans over her traditional red and white décor. Gwen Burton, who owns Gwen’s ...

Many believe the distinct colors of the barber poles are due to patriotism. But the truth is much more disturbing. Long ago, barbers used to do more than just cut hair. They performed surgical ...