Judge, 1928-05-26 · page 2 of 36
Judge — May 26, 1928 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This is **not a political cartoon or satire** — it's a **straightforward advertisement** for Waterman's fountain pens and pencils from the L.E. Waterman Company. The page promotes their new "Colored Ripple Commencement Pens and Pencils" with two-tone ripple colorings (Ripple-Blugreen, Ripple-Olive, Ripple-Rose). The ad targets students and graduates, positioning these pens as ideal "Commencement or class promotion gifts." The decorative allegorical figure (left) represents "Youth" and is purely ornamental, not satirical. The product details include prices ($4-5 for pens, $1.50-2 for pencils) and a "Combination Sets" offer. This reflects early 20th-century luxury fountain pen marketing — positioning writing instruments as status symbols for educated young people entering adulthood.
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New (olored Ripple ommencementL_ 2 : Lens and Pencils Alluring as Youth Itself ¥ beautiful in their two-tone ripple colorings, these new Waterman's fountain pens and pencils light the eyes of thousands of American boys and girls—and appraising parents—especially at Commencement time. Always the first choice of | students the world over. The one faithful writing companion of childhood and old age, Waterman's now ascends the country’s graduation platforms in the soft but sensible color- Ripple Rubber perc penser: Pens a Commencement or class | i promotion gift, Rstermes'e $4.00 ana $5.00 continues unsu: . during acceptability. ‘And for Pencils the older folks they offer in a $1.50 and $2.00 wide variety of models the same superior qualities which have sat millions for more than ARD RUBBER is superior to all 1S fete ele holders, It is stainless, light, resilient and insures perfect writing comfort. When produced in two-tone illustrated above—Ripple-Blugreen, Ripple-Olive and Ripple-Rose—it ac- quires new and unexpected beauties. Other Waterman's features of these beautiful new pens are the 14-carat two-tone colors as COMBINATION SETS Pen and Pencil in Attractive Gift Box Large Size $7.00 Smaller Size $5.50 Watermans comicbooks.com