Judge, 1928-10-13 · page 35 of 36
Judge — October 13, 1928 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **entirely an advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It promotes Waterman's fountain pens and matching pencils—specifically their "Ripple Rubber Waterman's" line in three two-tone color combinations: Ripple-Bluegreen, Ripple-Rose, and Ripple-Olive. The ad uses romantic imagery of a waterfall with rainbow mists to inspire the pen colors. It emphasizes that the pens are made of "stainless rubber, light and resilient." Pricing information appears in the corner box (large pens $3.00, short pens $2.00, with matching pencils available). This is typical early-20th-century advertising design—using poetic nature imagery to market luxury writing instruments. There is no satire or political content present.
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From the falling water’s rainbow-tinted mists and the radiant ripples of the sunlit mountain pool came the inspiration for these alluring two-tone Ripple Rubber Waterman’s. There are color values that only ripples can express in these new Ripple-Blugreen, Ripple-Rose and Ripple-Olive fountain pens. The fact that these pens are made of stainless rubber, light and resilient, is added assurance that they will satisfy. Ask at the nearest Waterman’s dealer to see all three colors in two sizes. There are pencils to match: s