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

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

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

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

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

Burma-Shave jar, ca. 1940s.

Women working on the assembly line inside the Burma-Vita Company, 2318 Chestnut Avenue West, Minneapolis. Photograph by Norton & Peel, May 9, 1941.

Burma-Vita Company, 2318 West Chestnut Avenue, Minneapolis. Photograph by Norton & Peel, May 9, 1941.

Shaving brush with ebony handle and natural bristles. Patented in 1888.

Ever-Ready shaving brush with badger bristles set in a rubber handle. The brush belonged to Arnold W. Becker and was used between 1930 and 1939.