Life, 1893-08-31 · page 2 of 18
Life — August 31, 1893 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire or comics. It contains four advertisements from 1893: 1. **Whiting M'FG CO** - A silversmith promoting solid silver goods, located in New York 2. **Flandrau & Co.** - Selling horse-drawn pleasure carriages for town and country use 3. **Brewster & Co.** - Manufacturing pleasure vehicles and specialty four-in-hands and tandems 4. **Life Magazine itself** - Advertising Volume XXI (January-June 1893) available in three color binding options The only illustration with potential symbolic content is the **S.C.Y.C. Lipton Corinthian Challenge Cup** shown atop the Whiting ad—a decorative silver trophy featuring a sailing ship. However, this appears to be simply product display rather than editorial commentary.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
-LIFE-: Solid Silver Exclusively. STERLING WHITING MFG CO Silversmiths, 8. C. ¥. C. Letano Commtnian Crauience Cur. Broa WE MAKE SOLID SILVER ONLY, WwW y I ree AND OP BUT ONE GRADR—THAT OF STERLING, (Alp FINE: Ad THEREFORE PURCHASERS SECURE ENTIRE FREEDOM M FALSE IMPRESSIONS, AND THE QUESTION “IS IT SILVER OW 18 IT PL ATED? ' NEW YORK. eon i ciFT BEARING OUR TRADE-MAKE. FLANDRAU & Co., 372, 374, 376 BROOME ST. Pleasure Vehicles for Brewster & Co. Town and Country. (Ot Broome St.) All Btandard Designs and Novelties. | Broadway, 47th to 48th St. LARGEST STOCK Only Place of Business. FINISHED VEHICLES IN THE WORLD Manufacturers of NOW READY. Every Variety of Pleasure Vehicle Volume XXI. of Lire, Bound (January to June, 1893),} For Towa and Country Use. In Maroon and Gold, Green and Gold, and Fu/d Black. repaid to any address in United States or Canada. Price,| Four-in-Hands and Tandems B5.00 per Volume. A SPECIALTY. Office of “LIFE,” 28 W. Twenty-Third St. NEW YORK CITY. aces THe act comicbooks.com