Judge, 1927-03-26 · page 2 of 36
Judge — March 26, 1927 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This is a **Packard automobile advertisement**, not a political cartoon. The page features a sleek 1920s sedan with accompanying promotional text emphasizing the car's engineering refinement. The advertisement's central argument is that "silence" distinguishes a truly fine automobile. It claims the Packard achieves superior quietness through precision design and craftsmanship, resulting in "smooth and silent" operation that provides "luxury of transportation—comfort of body and mind." The small photograph above the car appears to show automotive mechanical components, likely illustrating Packard's engineering precision. The tagline "Ask The Man Who Owns One" was a famous Packard slogan emphasizing owner satisfaction. This represents typical luxury car marketing of the 1920s era, targeting affluent buyers who valued refinement and reliability as status markers.
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“The supreme combination of all that is fine in motor cars.” If any one quality above all others distinguishes thetruly The Packard is the supremely silent car. For it is designed and built to standards of precision expressed in terms of even one ten-thousandth of an inch. And Packard power—unsurpassed in any motor car—is so much more than ample Ask The Who Owns Man One SILENCE fine car it is quietness of operation. For silent ease of motion results only from fine designing and fine craftsmanship— the utmost precision in every part of body. and chassis. that response to the driver’s need or whim is instant, smooth and silent. The practical result is true luxury of trans- portation—comfort of body and mind— the constant assurance that fine mechan- ism in perfect adjustment is operating smoothly and without strain. Silence is a permanent Packard asset throughout the car’s unusually long life. For the precision of Packard parts is pro- tected anew each day by an almost auto- matic lubrication system. PACKARD comicbooks.com