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

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]

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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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