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Burma-Shave Jingles — The Complete Collection (1927-1963)

"Here you will find the complete text of the original Burma-Shave jingles, as archived in Frank Rowsome Jr.'s 1965 book, "The Verse by the Side of the Road."

More here.

Fair warning:

START TO

LOOK YOU'LL WANT

TO STAY

BUT DON'T YOU DARE

THERE GOES THE DAY

BURMA-SHAVE

The photo up top is of a Burma-Shave sign storage room, circa 1940.

Master Printer Jacob Samuel Makes His Final Print

This video from the Museum of Modern Art follows master printer Jacob Samuel as he makes his final print before he retires.

As he inks, hand wipes, and rolls his final print through the press, he reflects on his philosophy.

"My goal is to leave no fingerprints," he says. "All you see is the artist's work. I'm just another pencil. I'm just another brush. But I want the pencil to be sharpened really well. I want the brush to be sable. And to do that and be completely spontaneous, I trust the materials."

[via Kottke]

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