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Burma-Shave
In 1925,
drivers on country roads across the nation were entertained and amused by clever rhymes like this:









At the time, no one would have guessed that the Burma-Shave campaign would become one of the most memorable advertising campaigns of all time. Nor would they have known that the campaign would transform a small Midwestern company into one of the most popular shaving cream manufacturers in the country.

She kissed the hairbrush by mistake she thought it was her husband jake - Burma-Shave
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