NEB&W Guide to Highway Signage

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Last Update: 2007-12-19

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Burma-Shave Signs

Burma-Shave became famous for their roadside signs. These consisted of five signs in sequence that gave some clever little rhyme. Model Burma Shave signs (made by Pel) were reviewed in the December '48 Model Railroader. To quote: "It seems that no part of the country is free from the Burma-Shave signs." The kit consisted of 36 signs to be cut out, of white Gothic letters on a red

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