Judge, 1921-02-26 · page 25 of 32
Judge — February 26, 1921 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **full-page advertisement**, not satire or political commentary. It's a 1921 promotional piece for the Stanley Motor Carriage Company featuring their steam-powered automobile. The ad emphasizes "flexibility for winter standing"—a key selling point for steam cars, which could maintain heat while parked and start reliably in cold weather, unlike gasoline engines of that era. The text stresses the Stanley's ability to store power and heat, run smoothly at varying speeds, and operate reliably year-round without fuel anxiety. The illustration shows a early 1920s touring car in period-appropriate engraving style. The copy presents technical advantages (stored heat, combustion system, insulation) as lifestyle benefits, appealing to affluent owners who made "brief stops" frequently. This represents the **last era of steam cars**—Stanley ceased production in 1924. The ad's emphasis on winter reliability and stored heat reflects practical concerns that would soon become obsolete as gasoline engines improved.
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Flexibility for Winter Standing is a Chief Factor in the New Stanley Car FE" -EXIBILITY in a Stanley means far more than the mere ability to throttle down to two miles an hour on a smooth road where there is no necessity for going slowly. It means Stored Power built up in advance, to be used to meet the varying conditions of road, traffic, speed, weather and fuel, all of which are constantly changing. It means ability to run slowly and smoothly with assurance in traffic, or bad going, or on hills, without waste of fuel or destructive effort to mechanism. It means stored heat, completely insulated and maintained by the pilot while standing, which permits with confidence long or short stops in Winter—when most runs are brief, stops are frequent, and radiation quick. It means a combustion system in which tel is burned instead of exploded, and which is kept hot for instant use by the heat of the pilot itself. It means no anxiety over present-day available fuels. It means a quiet, dignified start with assurance. The new Stanley unquestionably has a greater range of such flexibility, enabling it to meet the demands of its owner twelve months in the year, than any other car—not excepting any. Twenty-Fifth Year Stanley Motor Carriage Co., Newton, Mass. comicbooks:com