Why Barbers have a Pole outside their Shop

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Created by Daniel Turner

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Christian H. Miles

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[pingguerrero]

A local barber was arrested for selling drugs. I've been his customer for 5 years

I never knew he was a barber

[CCJJChannels]

‘Barbers also performed surgery and amputations.’

Gives a whole new meaning to “just a little off the top.”

[visibleconfusion]

i thought it was a hypnotize thing to lure you in

[potatoparadise]

origin of the pole:
60% Surgery stories
20% Teeth and dentals
15% Ball, basin and other objects
5% About the hair

[ianburgos]

Damn I never would have guessed thanks simple history! Keep up the great content!

[soulkiss]

when i was a kid, im confused where did the spiral goes whenever it went down.

[cptjackpl]

I didn't know those barber poles have a very long history.
O.O

[KeefCounty]

Next Video:

Why Strippers have a Pole inside their shop

[rodigoduterte]

Back when barbers were the human version of Swiss army

[cannonball]

"Help me. I've been bleeding frommy nose and ears for 3 weeks"
"You need a good bloodletting"

[lonelyheartproductions]

So... The barber-surgeon from Flapjack is historically accurate?

[bennyrahmat]

I am afraid my future son will ask oneday, so I click this video

[IndianCuber]

Back when Barbers were multitaskers...




P.S. Thanks for the likes and also the heart from Simple

[brasibrad]

I never thought the story behind this simple thing would date back so long ago. Thanks a lot!

[TheAlexander]

Wow this is honestly the most interesting thing I’ve seen in weeks. Who knew barber poles have such a long and strange history lol

[rylandmalcolm]

And now we must resist exclaiming our trivia when ever we walk past a barber shop with mates

[flindersliston]

Our teacher uses your videos for teaching when we have a substitute im not complaining its amazing to watch your videos in class!

[kunalmahajan]

That's the question I always had whenever I passed any barber shop in UK .. Thank you simple history 👌👌👌

[-Invero-]

*Jeeps poles* done
*Barbers pole* done
*Dancing pole* missing?

[kaiweichang]

Thank you so much simple history, this question kept in my head for so many years now I finely know what does it mean.