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[[File:Dundee Evening Telegraph - 1949-03-10 - p10 - Barbers Tea.png|thumb|March 1949 newspaper advertisement for Barbers Tea]] |
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[[File:Little Miss Barber caddy spoon - Andy Mabbett - 07.JPG|thumb|upright|A caddy spoon featuring Little Miss Barber]] |
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[[File:Twinings wall advert - Kings Heath Hydroponics - Silver Street, Kings Heath 2.jpg|thumb|Little Miss Barber on a [[ghost sign]] in Kings Heath, Birmingham, in 2013]] |
[[File:Twinings wall advert - Kings Heath Hydroponics - Silver Street, Kings Heath 2.jpg|thumb|Little Miss Barber on a [[ghost sign]] advertising Twinings Tea, in Kings Heath, Birmingham, in 2013]] |
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'''Little Miss Barber''' was an advertising character for a number of brands of [[tea]], including Barber's, Orantips and [[Twinings]], in the English [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], several examples of which remain visible on [[ghost sign]]s in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.signsofthepast.co.uk/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=56:features&Itemid=0|title=Signs of the Past - Featured|accessdate=20 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="ghostsigns">{{cite web|url=http://www.ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/01/who-was-little-miss-barber.html|title=Ghostsigns: Who was Little Miss Barber?|accessdate=20 March 2012}}</ref> |
'''Little Miss Barber''' was an advertising character and trademark for a number of brands of [[tea]], including Barber's, Orantips and [[Twinings]], in the English [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], several examples of which remain visible on [[ghost sign]]s in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.signsofthepast.co.uk/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=56:features&Itemid=0|title=Signs of the Past - Featured|accessdate=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042100/http://www.signsofthepast.co.uk/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=56:features&Itemid=0 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ghostsigns">{{cite web|url=http://www.ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/01/who-was-little-miss-barber.html|title=Ghostsigns: Who was Little Miss Barber?|accessdate=20 March 2012}}</ref> |
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The character was in use at least as early as January 1929.<ref>{{cite news |title=Little Miss Barber is here |work=[[Coventry Evening Telegraph|The Midland Daily Telegraph]] |page=4 |date=30 January 1929}}</ref> In 1942, she was used to promote a [[Toc H]] charity concert at [[Birmingham Town Hall]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Little Miss Barber Invites Your Support |work=[[Birmingham Evening Despatch]] |date=19 June 1942 |page=3}}</ref> The character was in use as late as July 1956 at least, when she was featured in an advertising competition whose results were announced on [[ITV (TV network)|I.T.V. television]] by Daphne Padell.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daphne Padell Says... |work=Leicester Evening Mail |date=26 July 1956 |page=10}}</ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.signsofthepast.co.uk/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=56:features&Itemid=0 Signs of the Past] Gallery of pictures |
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* [http://www.ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/01/who-was-little-miss-barber.html Ghost Signs] Gallery of pictures and discussion |
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 20 April 2023
Little Miss Barber was an advertising character and trademark for a number of brands of tea, including Barber's, Orantips and Twinings, in the English West Midlands, several examples of which remain visible on ghost signs in the region.[1][2]
The character was in use at least as early as January 1929.[3] In 1942, she was used to promote a Toc H charity concert at Birmingham Town Hall.[4] The character was in use as late as July 1956 at least, when she was featured in an advertising competition whose results were announced on I.T.V. television by Daphne Padell.[5]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Little Miss Barber.
References
[edit]- ^ "Signs of the Past - Featured". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Ghostsigns: Who was Little Miss Barber?". Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Little Miss Barber is here". The Midland Daily Telegraph. 30 January 1929. p. 4.
- ^ "Little Miss Barber Invites Your Support". Birmingham Evening Despatch. 19 June 1942. p. 3.
- ^ "Daphne Padell Says...". Leicester Evening Mail. 26 July 1956. p. 10.
External links
[edit]- "The Man on the Beat". British Council. Retrieved 30 June 2015. - Appears in very first frames after opening credits.
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