Life, 1907-06-06 · page 41 of 56
Life — June 6, 1907 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **commercial advertising page**, not satirical content. It contains four automobile-related advertisements from the early 1900s: 1. **Cadillac Model H**: Emphasizes luxury, engineering quality, and affordability for a high-end car ($2,500). The pitch highlights "simplicity" and reliability—marketing to wealthy buyers wanting prestige without complexity. 2. **Brewster & Co.**: Offers custom automobile bodies and repair services in New York, targeting the luxury market. 3. **Veeder Odometers**: Sells distance-measuring devices for various vehicles (automobiles, carriages, bicycles), with prices ranging from $1 to $75. 4. **Truffault-Hartford Shock Absorber**: Features illustrated mechanics endorsing their suspension technology, claiming superiority over competitors and adoption by major manufacturers. The page reflects the **emerging automobile industry** (circa 1910s), where competing manufacturers promoted mechanical innovations and reliability to a wealthy clientele. There is **no political satire**—this is straightforward commercial promotion typical of Life magazine's revenue model.
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New $2.500 Model f.0. b. H Detroit Four Lamps Gilinder Not 30h. p. Included A Car of High Degree The new Model H Cadillac more than justifies expectations. It upholds every tradition of an honored name. A sturdy, swift, high-grade automobile, beneath whose beautiful finish you recognize : L Triumph Specially constructed for the motorist—veteran or begin- ner—whose ideals are realized only in a car of the greatest comfort and luxury and of ample power. A masterpiece of engineering at a price possible only in the largest factory in the world. Powerful 30 H. P. engine; direct shaft drive; brakes that lock wheels instantly. A MARVEL OF SIMPLICITY Remarkable ease of control—the logical automobile for the owner who wants most pleasure and least care. Cheerfuily demonstrated by your nearest dealer, who will also show you : Note\—20 hp. ToartngCar LCytinder §8,000 | odel H—10 bp. Pear Praenger Car. $950 Deceribed tt Catalon UR Devries a Catalog Be Medel K-10 b. p: Renabont, 84OO—Deserthed fa Catalog HH CADILLAC MOTOR CAR CO., (,%"%".) DETROIT, MICH. Brewster & Co. All styles of bodies ready for mounting. Cars complete with the best makes of chassis in stock and ready for delivery. All engine and body repairs done in minimum time and by highest grade workmen only. Broadway and 47th Street, New York Automobiles SALON LIMOUSINE Brewster & Co. Tell exactly. Universally used, tested by years of service. Don’t try experiments. Buy a Veeder. Supplied in the following convenient forms for vehicles: For Automobiles, from $10 to $25, with all fittings complete to attach to any make of car. Give size of wheel and model of car when ordering. For Horse-drawn Vehicles, from $3.50 to $9.00, with fittings complete for all vehicles and all wheel sizes, State size of wheel used, For Bicycles and Motor Cycles, Veeder Cyclometers from $1.00 to $2.50, ready to put on, Give wheel size. THE VEEDER TACHODOMETER $75, for automobiles, registers distance, both “trip” and total,and shows speed at all times. Scientifically and permanently accurate. Only one moving part. No springs. Descriptive matter free, from THE VEEDER MFG. CO,, 7 Sargeant Street, Hartford, Conn. Form B Odometer for Automobiles THe Wise Ones KNow That of all the shock-absorbing devices, the PIONEER in the field is still the best. That is why 17 of the best known automobile manufacturers have adopted the Truffault-Hartford as part of their regular equipment. tn TRUFFAULT- HARTFORD Odometers SHOCK ABSORBER __ “ASK ANYONE WHO USES THEM." HARTFORD SUSPENSION COMPANY E. V. HARTFORD, Pats. 67 VESTRY STREET, NEW YORK comicbooks.com