Judge — January 15, 1927 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This comic page satirizes the emerging trend of compact automobiles, likely from the 1920s-30s when small cars first gained popularity. The humor mocks the impracticality and absurdity of downsizing vehicles: **Key jokes depicted:** - Cars so tiny they require measurement like clothing - A vehicle blown away by wind due to insufficient weight - Engine failure requiring manual pushing to the garage - A car designed like a "letter box" for parking in tight spaces - A vehicle falling through a street grating - The "old cars man" representing obsolete attitudes toward full-size automobiles The satire targets both manufacturers promoting miniaturization as modern progress and buyers embracing the trend uncritically. The cartoonist questions whether smaller cars actually solve urban problems or simply create new, comic ones—a skeptical take on technological "advancement" that prioritizes novelty over functionality.