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A software rendering of a spinning barber pole Barber pole, c. 1938, North Carolina Museum of History Barber shop in Torquay, Devon, England, with red and white pole. A barber's pole is a type of sign used by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft.
HMCS Runnymede was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic . She was named for York , Ontario , however due to possible confusion with HMCS West York , her name reflects a connection with that community.
[10] [26] [27] In South Korea, barber's poles are used both for actual barbershops and for brothels. [28] [29] In Forest Grove, Oregon, the "World's Tallest Barber Shop Pole" measures 72 feet (22 m). [30] Because of its bright bands and colors, the redbanded rockfish Sebastes babcocki is referred to as "barber pole". Other pseudonyms include ...
In Europe, barber poles are just red and white—reminiscent of the poles from the Middle Ages. There are a couple theories about why the United States added blue to its design.
Stick candy (also called candy stick, barber pole candy, circus stick, or barber pole) [1] is a long, cylindrical variety of hard candy, usually four to seven inches in length and 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter, but in some extraordinary cases up to 14 inches in length and two inches in diameter.
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The picture of the restored barbershop in texas says something about the barber pole being horizontal. That is not the barber pole. That is a post to tie a horse's reigns to. The striped pattern was just a stylistic element added by the barber. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.183.161.117 01:15, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
Dactylotum bicolor, also known as the rainbow grasshopper, painted grasshopper, or the barber pole grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.It is native to the United States, Canada and northern Mexico and exhibits aposematism (warning coloration).