Little Miss Barber

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]

March 1949 newspaper advertisement for Barbers Tea
A caddy spoon featuring Little Miss Barber
Little Miss Barber on a ghost sign advertising Twinings Tea, in Kings Heath, Birmingham, in 2013

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]

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References
  1. "Signs of the Past - Featured". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  2. "Ghostsigns: Who was Little Miss Barber?". Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  3. "Little Miss Barber is here". The Midland Daily Telegraph. 30 January 1929. p. 4.
  4. "Little Miss Barber Invites Your Support". Birmingham Evening Despatch. 19 June 1942. p. 3.
  5. "Daphne Padell Says...". Leicester Evening Mail. 26 July 1956. p. 10.


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