Judge, 1921-08-20 · page 36 of 36
Judge — August 20, 1921 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satirical content**—it's a straightforward product advertisement for Afterglow Satin Finish Polish, placed in Judge magazine. The ad promotes a furniture and woodwork polish supposedly developed by a U.S. Navy sea captain for use on naval vessels and private yachts. It claims the product removes fingerprints, ink stains, and dampness marks while polishing brass, mahogany, and white woodwork. The advertisement uses a common early 20th-century marketing strategy: attributing the product to expert/authority figures (naval officer) and luxury contexts (private yachts) to suggest quality and reliability. Prices range from 25¢ for 3 oz. to $1.00 for 16 oz., sold by Magnesium Products Co., Inc. in New York City. There is no satire, political commentary, or jokes visible—this is simply vintage advertising, likely from the 1920s-1930s based on typography and pricing.
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ISCOVERED and perfected ina period of many years of practical use by a sea captain who served in the U. S. Navy and later on palatial private yachts, equipped with the finest and most elabor- ate of fittings. It was his need for something that would clean, polish with a permanent, damp-proof glow that brought Afterglow Satin Finish Polish into life. He produced the polish that lasts in spite of the ever-present dampness of sea air. It was the one thing for his task, since it re- moved finger marks from the white wood- work, brightened up the brass fittings, polished the mahogany panellings and furniture. It did all this and did it well. Afterglow Satin Finish Polish has suspended = Heer alow NISH POLISH | | in its composition a number of qualities— all perfectly balanced, each performing a certain function. It cleans, “feeds” and preserves any paint- ed surface. It puts new life into the finest furniture or cabinetwork, bringing out the beauty of the grain, leaving a glowing, lasting finish. Absolutely harmless, 4fterglow Satin Finish Polish removes ink, dirt, finger marks, as wellas the blue streaks caused by dampness. It cleans and polishes white woodwork, pianos, victrolas—all fine woodwork; por- celain, brass or nickel, mirrors, windows, windshields. Afterglow leaves a finish that is lasting and permanent. Try it and you will use no other. AT YOUR DEALER Prices 3 oz. bottle MAGNESIUM PRODUCTS 27 Thames Street : : 8 oz. bottle or can.. 60c 16 oz. bottle or can. .$1.00 CoO., INC. New York City