What color is conspicuous for barber shop light box billboards?

The black and white stripe is the symbol of the barber shop. The black strips repre sent hair and the white stripes repre sent towels, which is where the black and white strip light box comes from.

The colors of the three-color columns are white (repre senting bandages), red (repre senting arteries), and blue (repre senting arteries).

The striped pillars at the entrance of the barber shop did not appear by chance. There is a period of ancient Rome behind it. historical story.

The level of medical treatment in ancient times was very low, and there were some incredible treatment methods, such as "bloodletting" that existed in ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian civilizations.

The first person to propose this method was the famous ancient Roman doctor Galen. He read a lot of ancient medical books and came to the conclusion that what flows in the human body is not air, but blood. This blood does not circulate throughout the body, but is constantly produced by the body. Its quality determines the health of the human body. Health, so if you are sick, just let out the bad blood.
This method, which seems inexplicable to us, was popular in Europe in the Middle Ages.

At that time, the European continent was often attacked by various malignant infectious diseases. There were countless patients and doctors were busy. Although there is no evidence that this method is effective, doctors still use it to treat diseases.

Because this method is simple to operate, it is widely used by doctors. But there were too many patients and too few doctors. In this case, barbers who also worked with knives (shaving razors) were also drawn into the bloodletting business because of their proficiency in "surgical skills".

In 1540 AD, the King of England even approved the establishment of a federation of barbers and surgeons, and barbers had another qualified status.
So at that time, white bandages, red blood-stained bandages, and blue bandages (repre senting veins) were often hung at the door of European barber shops. Everyone knew at a glance that this barber shop not only did hair styles, but also Also provides "medical" services.

With the development of the times and the advancement of medical technology, some people continue to question this treatment. Therefore, barber shops gradually lost their former authority and began to focus on styling everyone's hair.

However, in the early years, the "three-color pillar" at the entrance of the barber shop (inspired by bandages, the barber shop used this sign to tell everyone that it contracted surgical services) was not It was pre served because the barbers were deeply proud of their history.

The colors of the "Three Color Columns" are white (repre senting bandages), red (repre senting arteries), and blue (repre senting arteries). Before electricity changed life, it would not move, but remained motionless. The pestle is there. But after the 1870s, electricity began to be widely used, and the dull three-color pillar was changed by barbers into a rotating style, which is more eye-catching and easier to attract business.