Judge, 1919-05-31 · page 36 of 36
Judge — May 31, 1919 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This is a **full-page advertisement**, not satire or political commentary. It promotes WDC Triangle Pipes manufactured by Wm. Demuth & Co. of New York. The ad emphasizes that Triangle Bakelite—a synthetic material—matches natural amber's appearance while surpassing it in durability, taste-neutrality, and fire-resistance. The copy stresses this as a scientific innovation: bakelite offers amber's "brilliant, rich and translucent" coloring without its drawbacks. The decorative left margin shows figures in period dress (likely early 20th century), appearing to represent craftsmen or laborers, suggesting manufacturing heritage and quality. Prices ranged from $1.00 for pipes upward, with cigar and cigarette holders at 35-50 cents—marketed as luxury items for "men who want something distinctive." This reflects the era when pipe smoking was common among middle and upper-class men, and bakelite represented cutting-edge consumer materials.
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ee ee WDC TRIANGLE = THE GENUINE BAKELITE W DC Triangle Pipes are as good as they are beautiful. “They com- bine the WD C standard of good- ness in the bowl, and the lasting beauty of a Triangle Bakelite bit. There is no substance known to science more suitable for. pipe stems, cigar and cigarette holders than Triangle Bakelite. It pos- sesses all the advantages of vatural amber but none of the failings. It has the beautiful coloring of amber—brilliant, rich and trans- lucent -but excels in) that it is tougher and more durable than MARK amber. It has neither taste nor odor and is non-inflammable. The bowls of the WDC Triangle Pipes are genuine French briar, specially Demuth seasoned king and guaranteed against cra or burning through, Men who want something dis- tinctive ina pipe will find a variety of select shapes in W D C ‘Triangle Pipes, at the better grade shops at $1.00 and up. Also a wide selec- tion of cigar holders at 50c and up, and cigarette holders at 35¢ and up, in many beautiful shapes. Wm. DEMUTH & CO.. NEW YORK WORLD'S LARGEST MAKERS OF FINE PIPES Pf comicbooks.com