Striped barber shop poles are a symbol that dates as far back as medieval times when barbers also served as surgeons and dentists. While you can't have an operation or get a cavity filled at Hall ...

It was the local barber shop, a haven for the male population ... Well, maybe not as old-fashioned as when a medieval barber put out a bloodied cloth to let the populace know he could let blood ...

The original pole had been outside the shop through at least four ... The origin of the barber pole can be traced back to medieval times when barbers performed surgery on their patrons, according ...

But the reality is pretty gruesome. Barbers have been cutting hair for centuries, but they used to have a longer job description. In medieval times, the professionals were known as barber-surgeons ...

The “Saturday Night Live” sketch “Medieval Barber Theodoric of York” says ... pints of his patients’ blood in a dirty little shop. Though the skit relies on dubious stereotypes, it ...