The barber pole... ever wonder where it came from? From time to time I get asked this question, so I figured I'd share.
The original barber pole was red & white, signifying that the location in which the pole rested was a place where bloodletting was done. That's right, barbers (who were called Barber Surgeons back then), were the first surgeons with the responsibility of bloodletting, tooth extractions and other surgical practices of that time.
The red and white stripes symbolize the bandages used...
