Life, 1905-02-02 · page 2 of 40
Life — February 2, 1905 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a political cartoon or satire**—it is primarily **automobile advertising** from February 2, 1905. The page contains four car advertisements: 1. **Packard** (top left): emphasizes their focus on touring cars 2. **Oldsmobile** (top right): advertises multiple models with prices ranging from $650-$1400 3. **Locomotile** (bottom left): a gasoline touring car priced $2800-$5000 4. **Northern** (bottom right): markets their touring car as "the acme of mechanical simplicity" These ads target wealthy buyers interested in automobiles—still a luxury novelty in 1905. The illustrations show early motorcar designs with open seating and primitive engineering. There is no satirical content; this reflects the period's genuine excitement about automobile manufacturing as a major American industry.
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NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 2, 1905. VOLUME XLV. Ewrtats at Tet Nee You Post Ornee as Secone cules Bee NUMBER 1162, | « Y LPt Pusseng Company Every thought of the Packard organization, every facility of the Packard plant is con- centrated upon one type of car. The Packard Company is one of the pioneer manifactur- ers. We have never built anything but touring cars, and our history is one of development with a single object in view. The success of the four-cylinder Packard during 1904 bespeaks how well we planned. Instead of scattering our energies over a line of different cars, we centrated everything on this one type and in presenting it ag. we offer a car that has graduated from the school of hard k has no single piece in It but has stood the test of at least a year’s use in the hands of the public. ‘In other words—a car refines and beautifully seasoned and, because we are specialists in this one thing. better than anything else of Its kind In the world A palace car at your door— Price of the Model “N"* (with standard equipment) is $3.600 f. 0, b. factory. co=is | |OLDSMOBILE “2 pattie wulty for « the of h LA DETROIT, MICH, Weck Braseh, 1580 Broadway Oldsmobile Standard Runabout, $650 Oldsmobile Touring Runabout, $750 Oldsmobile Light Tonneau Car, $950 Oldsmobile 20 H. P. Touring Car, $1400 OLDS MOTOR WORKS Detroit, U. S. A. by Kart Anterion Ae e THE ACME OF MECHANICAL SIMPLICITY Positively i $ 5 he N LRN URLs Car (side entrance he superior of os price. It is the « ith fan, cast in Gasolene Touring Car tools the aiGtor it és WN Giist, Ih Hs 'alsO tha Only ear “Easily the best bullt car in America.” with a three point motor aupport,. instiring true alignitient: of machinery over al Ik, noon how rough ull clliptic springs absorb all No belts, chains or kets. Tx ' “ proof and oil retaining. Two Passenger RUNABOUT $650 Five Passenger TOURING CAR (side entrance) $1700 @Y Write for Vooklet 11, which tells all at verity improvements and tests, NORTHERN MANUFACTURING CO, Detroit, U. S. A. All cars have double side entrance tonneaus. 15-20 h.p. 5 2 $2800 20-25 h.p. : .$3700 30-35 h.p. $5000 40-45 h.p. $7500 Address factory of any branch of escriptive matter and detailed information, tre Lpcomobile company of America, Bridgeport, Conn. Member Asso on of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers NEW YORK- Broadway, corner of 76th St. No. 1354 Michigan Ave. PHILADELPHIA —No. 249 N. Broad St. ST! 15 Berkeley Se. ae wen rer comicbooks.com