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Burma-Shave razor blade

Burma-Shave razor blade, ca. 1940s–1950s.

Burma-Shave shaving cream, box, and pamphlet

A nine-ounce aluminum tube of Burma-Shave shaving cream with lanolin, its box, and a pamphlet titled "The Art of Shaving." The box was made in St. Paul, Minnesota, by the Waldorf Paper Products Company between 1954 and 1957.

Burma-Shave sign

A sixth and final sign from a sequential roadside Burma-Shave advertisement, ca. 1940–1955.

Burma-Shave signs

Two multicolored signs advertising Burma-Shave shaving cream. Used by the Burma-Vita Company, ca. 1951–1952.

Burma-Shave signs

Two multicolored signs advertising Burma-Shave shaving cream. Used by the Burma-Vita Company, 1952.

Burma-Shave signs

Two multicolored signs advertising Burma-Shave shaving cream. Used by the Burma-Vita Company between 1951 and 1952.

Burma-Shave signs

Four of six original signs from a Burma-Shave sequential roadside advertisement. The middle sign, which would have read "out so far," is missing, as is the sixth and final sign, which would have read, "Burma Shave." Used between 1940 and 1955.