Judge, 1927-01-08 · page 7 of 36
Judge — January 8, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains automotive humor and product advertisements from an unspecified era (likely early-to-mid 20th century based on car designs). **Main Content:** The left column features a humorous dialogue between a salesman and prospect about car accessories—cigar lighters, ash catchers, flower holders, and writing sets. The joke plays on the salesman's persistence and increasingly absurd feature claims. **Cartoons:** Three illustrated panels show: 1. A driver with various car accessories labeled above 2. A multi-seat family car concept labeled "Just a real good family car" 3. A child learning to use an auto jack **Satire:** The humor targets 1920s-30s car culture's excessive accessorization and salesmen's aggressive marketing tactics. The exaggerated features mock the automotive industry's push to sell unnecessary luxuries to consumers.
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JUDGE Speaking of Light Cars 'ALESMAN (briskly rubbing hands and fixing prospect with the Evil Eye)—Just the car for you, sir, just the car. Equipped with the new self-starting, triple-action, fool- proof cigar lighter. I don’t care how hard the wind is blowing. This little lighter is made to work... . Prospect—How about the mo— Salesman—The rear of the tonneau has the new Universal duplex cigar lighter to which is attached the patent Threpington ash catcher. I challenge you to show me another car in or near the same price class equipped with the Threpington ash catcher. Prosp mo— Salesman—We provide _ silver- flower holders with special engraving. Below that is a complete writing set —pencil, pad and eraser. A fine eight-day clock is fitted into the second dashboard and the luggage rack has a special place in it for golf sticks and quart flasks... . Prospect (seizing salesman by the throat and choking him into tem- porary silence)—How about the motor? Salesman (spluttering) — The what? Prospect—The motor. Salesman—Hah, hah, but you're behind the times. Never even heard of it. (Calls out to another salesman across the room.) Hey, Joe, did you ever hear of a thing called a motor in acar? Joe—Never heard of it. Probably obsolete. Discontinued on later models. Salesman (with renewed vigor)— On our higher priced cars the cigar lighters come in solid fourteen carat gold, inlaid with pearls and rubies. One of our customers was in yester- day and he told me that he got 2,356 cigars lighted without having to take his car to the service station even once. . . Hugh Wood Rd It’s tough to be left-handed when you're eating in an armchair lunch, but it’s even tougher on the fellow sitting next to you. —Yes, but how about the Rnd Bobby—Pa, what is status quo? Pa—Something that comes in over the radio, I think. SOMETHING NEW IN ACCESSORIES The drive-meter, showing just how far the back-seat driver may go. The kid who learned how to work the auto jack. comicbooks.com