Judge, 1927-01-15 · page 2 of 36
Judge — January 15, 1927 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is **primarily an advertisement**, not editorial content or satire. It promotes Everready Layerbilt "B" batteries for radios and loudspeakers, manufactured by National Carbon Co., Inc. The ad claims the Layerbilt battery is "the most economical of 'B' Batteries" based on "practical tests." It emphasizes the battery's unique layered construction—stacking flat, current-producing elements rather than cylindrical cells—which allegedly makes it more durable and cost-effective than competitors like Light-Duty batteries. The page includes product images and detailed technical explanations of the battery's construction. The text is straightforward marketing copy rather than satire or political commentary, reflecting the 1920s-30s era when home radio sets required separate "B" batteries for operation.
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v Rove D py 18 MONTHS OF Pup, je 5 , NO OTHER BATTERY IS LIKE IT J The Layerbilt patented con- Struction re- vealed. Each layer is an el trical cell, mak- ing automatic contact with its neighbors, and filling all ‘avail- able space inside the battery case. Eveready Layerbilt “B" Bat 486, the ye Duty battery that should be specified for all loud-speaker laboratory tests. More than a year’s study of the performance of this battery in the hands of the public has shown that it is the most satisfactory and most economical “B” battery ever developed. All loud-speaker sets require Heav: Duty batteries—and the Layerbilt has proved itself absolutely the best of them all. If you are now using the smaller, Light-Duty batteries, the Eveready Layerbilts will give you twice the ser- vice though they do not cost anything like twice as much. If you are already using Heavy-Duties, the Layerbilt, the longest lasting Heavy-Duty ever built, will run your set at least 25% longer, and again you will save money. Unless Eveready Layerbilts now are sets. Practical tests have shown connected to your set, you spend more on “B” batteries than you should, and you can have no idea how good a “B” battery can be. The Layerbilt holds a surprise in store for you. Eveready Layerbilt’s unequaled ser- vice is due to its unique construction. All other dry cell “B” batteries are made of cylindrical cells, with many soldered connections, and a great deal of space is wasted between the cells. The Layerbilt is built up of layers of flat current-producing elements, that make connection with each other auto- matically, and that fill all available space inside the battery case. It is every inch a battery. In it you get more active materials than in any other battery and the Layerbilt construction makes those materials much more efficient current producers. Those are the convincing reasons why this to be the most economical of ‘B’ Batteries In paILy use in the home, Eveready Layerbilt “B” Battery No. 486 has fulfilled the promises made for it in the Eveready Layerbilt has proved itself the longest lasting, most economical and reliable “B” battery ever built. Just remember this about “B” bat- teries— Heavy-Duty batteries are more economical than the smaller Light- Duty batteries on all loud-speaker sets, and the patented exclusive Eveready Layerbilt No. 486 is the most economi- cal of all. Manufactured and guaranteed by NATIONAL CARBON CO., I New York San Francisco Canadian National Carbon Co., Limited Toronto, Ontario Tuesday night is Eveready Hour Night—9 P. M., Eastern Standard Time, through the following stations: y wrant-Cleveland wwJ-Detroit woN-Chicago wTac-W orcester woc-Daven port ‘i wrt-Philadelphia | Minneapolis wor-Bufialo WCC’ St. Paul wear-Pittsburch — xsp-St. Louis WwSal-Cincinnati wrc-Washington comicbooks.com