Judge, 1923-10-06 · page 2 of 36
Judge — October 6, 1923 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire. It promotes the "Sport-Briar" pipe, a smoking accessory marketed to pipe enthusiasts. The illustrated gentleman with the pipe and jaunty hat is a **generic "pipe lover" character**—not a political figure or caricature. He represents the idealized male consumer of the era. The "joke" or selling point is that this particular pipe supposedly overcomes common complaints about pipe smoking: it keeps clothes clean, works in wind and rain, prevents ash scatter, and holds more tobacco than ordinary pipes while taking up less pocket space. The money-back guarantee and ordering form indicate this is a direct-mail advertisement from the Sport-Briar Pipe Company (New York) and British Canadian Agencies (Montreal). There is **no political or social satire** here—just early 20th-century consumer marketing.
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‘To the man who loves to smoke ¢ a pipe — HE ordinary pipe has certain disadvantages. — | At last, and forthe first time EH in the history of pipe smok- ing, there is being offered to the pipe lover a pipe which is not only wonderfully sweet, cool and de lighttul to smagkes but which abso- lutely overcomes all disad- vantages. ! e has created a sensation in Europe, the home of pipe While it has been on the American market hort time we have received so many orders that e nearly oversold. — It is now available to you! Some of the reasons a SPORT-BRIAR should have a place in the rack of every pipe smoker: Money- Back Guarantee 1iGAN Bt BE THOROUGHLY 5. Will not bul e the clothes. ‘LEANED IN ‘ rein or 7. Made ot hight wind as inidox real F : , most \, y counter in your golf d furniture! 8. Smokes any kind of tobacco. ye 4. While holding h 9 Its patented nicotine ab- Room 1018, Singer qt, pipe, it occupies no more ing) | gives SPORT. BRIAR mee tie Fen cis Ne x room in the pocket than a smokers the purest. and Sooner Pines Ne. cigar coolest smoke in the world. fl {_] Regular Model, $3.00 NSo American Distributors oO Super Quality Model, $5.00 SPORT BRIAR PIPE COMPANY Room 1018, Singer Bldg. New York City Canadian Distributors BRITISH CANADIAN AGENCIES, Ltd. 58 St. Francois Xavier St. Montreal, Canada City State If you are likely to be out when the postman calls, you can save time by sending us the money with this coupon, Money’ back if not satisfied “ tober 21, Isat uugias. H' Cook Post-Otten at New York City, NV Act of March 3, 1879, $5 00 a ye a copy eas Fe}, Melonmelh, Trean; W. D, Green, Secrcuary, 627 West 431 Strcet, New York, NeW. comicbooks.com