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A barber's pole is a type of sign used by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft. The trade sign is, by a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, a staff or pole with a helix of colored stripes (often red and white in many countries, but usually red, white, and blue in the United States).
Pole - Unit of length and area. Also known as a perch or rod. As a unit of length, equal to 16.5 feet. A mile is 320 poles. As a unit of area, equal to a square with sides one pole long. An acre is 160 square poles. It was common to see an area referred to as 87 acres, 112 poles, meaning 87 and 112/160 acres. Pueblo - A Spanish grant of less than 1000 acres. Rancho - A Spanish grant of more than 1000 acres. Rathbone's Chain - A measuring chain two poles, or 33 feet, in length. Rod - See pole; Rood - Unit of area usually equal to 1/4 acre.