Life, 1904-04-07 · page 4 of 41
Life — April 7, 1904 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It contains: 1. **Warning notice** (top left): Lists gasoline automobile manufacturers licensed under a pioneer patent (#549,160, granted to George B. Selden in 1895). This appears to reference patent litigation over early automobile technology—a significant legal battle of the era. 2. **Product advertisements**: - Kelly-Springfield Tire (top right) - Gold Lack Champagne by Deutz & Geldermann (bottom left) - Pope Manufacturing Company chainless bicycles (bottom right) The page reflects early 1900s consumer goods marketing. The patent warning suggests industrial legal disputes were common enough to warrant prominent advertisement. No political satire is evident; this is straightforward commercial content from Life magazine's advertising section.
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WARNINC! ‘The following Manufacturers and Importers are licensed under the pioneer patent on Gasolene Automobiles Number 549,160, granted to Geo rege B, Selden, dated November 6th, 1896 MANUFACTURERS: Electric Vehicle Co. Winton Motor Carriage Co. Packard Motor Car Co. Olds Motor Works Knox Automobile Co. The Haynes-Apperson Co. The Autocar Co. The George N. Pleree Co. Apperson Bros. Automobile Co. Locomobite Co. of America The Peerless Motor Car Co. Standard Motor Construction Co. Waltham Manufacturing Co. J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. H. U, Franklin Mfg. Co Pope Motor Car Co. Smith & Mabley, Inc. The Commercial Motor Co. Berg Automobile Co. Cadillac Automobile Co. Northern Mfg. Co. Pope-Robinson Co. The Kirk Mfg. Co. Elmore Mfx. Co. F. R. Thomas Motor Co. ilo Gasolene Motor Co. B. Stearns Co. ufactaring Co, Sandasky Automobile Co. Crest Manufacturing Co. IMPORTERS: Smith & Mabley, Inc. Standard Automobile Co. Central Automobile Co, E. B. Gallaher Alexander Fischer Auto Import Co. Hollander & Tangeman Sidney B. Bowman Automo Roth the basic Selden patent and all other patents nbers of this Association will be enforced agal Manufacturers, Importers, Dealers and Agents, also Users of unlicensed machine ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS No. 7 EAST 42d STREET, NEW YORK No carriage ts fully equipped {oF pleasure car It has Upon its cel as re istodged public mind Rooklet for the THE CHOICEST WINE FROM THE HILLS OF SUNNY FRANCE EOTL.& GELDERMANA GOLD LAC! CHAMPAGNE C.H ARNOLD & CO.,AGT'S. NEW YORK. The Culmination of Progressive Enterprise "eaicyerint” TWO-SPEED GEAR, COASTER BRAKE tienioracone SASDGuG a eiccip” CHAINLESS BICYCLES POPE "ssn