In fact, some of you might well know that the barber pole, the red and white stripes, represents the blood bandages of the barber surgeon, and the receptacles on either end represent the pots in which the blood was collected.
De facto, provavelmente sabem que o poste do barbeiro, as listas vermelhas e brancas, representa as ligaduras com sangue do barbeiro cirurgião, e os recipientes em cada ponta representam os potes onde era recolhido o sangue.